Rajasthan High Court stays Mathur Commission's functioning

Jaipur, Nov 4 : The Rajasthan High Court today stayed the functioning of the NN Mathur Commission, set up by the state government to probe into allegations of irregularities, corruption, nepotism and other abuses of the power during the previous Vasundhara Raje regime.

The High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Jagdish Bhalla and Manish Bhandhari while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) also issued notices to the state government.

Petitioners-Kanshi Purohit and KM Asthana-have challeged the constitutional validity of the commission on legal and procedural grounds and prayed to court to quash its appointments.

The notices are returnable by November 20.

The three-member Commission was appointed through an executive order on January 23 this year to probe charges of abuse of power, losses to the State exchequer, corruption, negligence, irregularities, improprieties, misappropriation of funds, etc., from 2004 to 2008 when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power in the State. It is presently investigating the controversial land deals.

--UNI

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