The Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge (Vigilance), Kottayam, has rejected the inquiry report submitted by the Vigilance DySP on a complaint that there were anomalies and violation of law in filling paddyfields, wetlands and a river for the construction of the proposed Aranmula Airport.
The judge S Soman directed the investigating officer to register a FIR against the persons involved in the case and to conduct a detailed inquiry. The FIR should be submitted to the court within two weeks.
The Vigilance Department had been directed to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the issue on the basis of a complaint filed by Kummanam Rajasekharan, the patron of Aranmula Heritage Village Karma Samithi. While rejecting the inquiry report submitted by Vigilance DySP Baby Charles, the Court criticised the inquiry officer and the director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), who ratified the report. The court observed that though it was specifically mentioned that if a prima facie case has been established, crime has to be registered against the persons involved in it and the inquiry officer did not do that. “The report submitted by the officer itself reveals that prima facie case has been established against the officials of the Revenue and Registration Departments and private individuals. However, without registering FIR and not even questioning the petitioner, the enquiry officer has taken shelter under the report,” the court said.
The court has found that in the enquiry report, it was clearly mentioned that no sanction was given by the RDO, Adoor, to fill up the paddyfield or to remove sand from the dry land nearby, for the construction of a runway for the Mount Zion Aeronautical Engineering College, owned by Kozhenchery Charitable Educational Society.
However, Abraham Joseph Kalamannil, the chairman and president of the Society, had levelled many acres of paddyfield and water-logged areas. “The govt machinery remained as mute spectators to the misdeeds and is seen to have given consent to do such mischief by inaction,” the court observed.
The court also observed that the Collector, instead of inquiring the issue and taking action asked Abraham to produce relevant papers from the state government and Civil Aviation Ministry for considering his application.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1513726.ece
The judge S Soman directed the investigating officer to register a FIR against the persons involved in the case and to conduct a detailed inquiry. The FIR should be submitted to the court within two weeks.
The Vigilance Department had been directed to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the issue on the basis of a complaint filed by Kummanam Rajasekharan, the patron of Aranmula Heritage Village Karma Samithi. While rejecting the inquiry report submitted by Vigilance DySP Baby Charles, the Court criticised the inquiry officer and the director of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), who ratified the report. The court observed that though it was specifically mentioned that if a prima facie case has been established, crime has to be registered against the persons involved in it and the inquiry officer did not do that. “The report submitted by the officer itself reveals that prima facie case has been established against the officials of the Revenue and Registration Departments and private individuals. However, without registering FIR and not even questioning the petitioner, the enquiry officer has taken shelter under the report,” the court said.
The court has found that in the enquiry report, it was clearly mentioned that no sanction was given by the RDO, Adoor, to fill up the paddyfield or to remove sand from the dry land nearby, for the construction of a runway for the Mount Zion Aeronautical Engineering College, owned by Kozhenchery Charitable Educational Society.
However, Abraham Joseph Kalamannil, the chairman and president of the Society, had levelled many acres of paddyfield and water-logged areas. “The govt machinery remained as mute spectators to the misdeeds and is seen to have given consent to do such mischief by inaction,” the court observed.
The court also observed that the Collector, instead of inquiring the issue and taking action asked Abraham to produce relevant papers from the state government and Civil Aviation Ministry for considering his application.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1513726.ece
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