SC notice to Karnataka deputy CM Shivakumar in a DA case
Issuing the notice, a bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi refused to put on hold the high court judgment challenged by the CBI.
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi has been sentenced to three years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10 lakh in a disproportionate assets case.
This verdict was given by the MP-MLA Court of Special Judge Dr Dinesh Chandra Shukla here today. The special court delivered a 108-page verdict against the former minister.
Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, who was a minister in BJP and BSP governments, was charged with disproportionate assets.
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On June 18, 2013, Vigilance Establishment Prayagraj Zone Inspector Ram Subhag Ram registered a case against him for disproportionate assets at Muthiganj Police Station.
It was alleged that the former minister had acquired huge wealth while he was a minister in the BSP government.
The court had framed charges against the former minister under the Anti-Corruption Act.
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