A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice P K Chavan gave directions while hearing Khadse’s petition claiming that the ACB had in April 2018 filed a closure report in the case, saying that no substance was found in allegations against him
Eknath Khadse. File pic
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Pune police not to file its charge sheet against former Maharashtra revenue minister and Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Eknath Khadse in connection with a 2016 Pune land deal case till March.
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A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice P K Chavan gave directions while hearing Khadse’s petition claiming that the ACB had in April 2018 filed a closure report in the case, saying that no substance was found in allegations against him.
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However, after the change in government in the state in June 2022, the anti-graft agency sought to reopen the matter. Khadse faced allegations that he misused his power as a minister and purchased land in Pune’s Bhosari area, owned by MIDC, in the name of his wife and son-in-law for R3.75 crore against the market price of R40 crore.
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