Alleged Fisheries scam: Gujarat HC upholds criminal prosecution against Solanki, Sanghani

Ahmedabad: Gujarat high court today refused to quash complaints against Minister of State in Gujarat government, Parshottam Solanki and former minister Dileep Sanghani- in the alleged fisheries scam.

With this, criminal prosecution against Gujarat minister – Parshottam Solanki and former minister Dileep Sanghani has been upheld by the high court in this case. Both have been asked to appear before the special anti-corruption court in Gandhinagar in two weeks.

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The Gujarat High Court today refused to quash the lower court proceedings against the then Agriculture minister Dileep Sanghani and MoS Fisheries Parshottam Solanki in connection with the alleged Rs 400-cr fisheries scam.

The court of Justice J B Pardiwala rejected the quash petition of Solanki and Sanghani filed separately in 2017.

The court while rejecting the petitions said that the two should appear before the Gandhinagar court within two weeks.

The case pertains to allotment of fishing contracts of 58 reservoirs allegedly without following the proper process in 2008.

The two ministers had approached the high court after a court in Gandhinagar district had taken cognizance of the alleged offence and issued notices to them.

An inquiry report by the Anti Corruption Bureau was submitted in the lower court and it had claimed that Solanki had changed the policy without being competent for that.

The scam came to light after a contractor from North Gujarat had approached High Court.

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