आज़म खान से भी अरविंद केजरीवाल की तरह वसूली हो

एक्टिविस्ट डॉ नूतन ठाकुर ने मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ से पूर्व मंत्री आज़म खान से अपनी निजी बचत के लिए सरकारी धन पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट में करवाए गए मुकदमे में आये खर्च की वसूली कराये जाने का अनुरोध किया है. इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट की लखनऊ बेंच ने 01 मार्च 2017 को आज़म खान को उत्तर प्रदेश जल निगम के अध्यक्ष के रूप में एक सेवा सम्बन्धी प्रकरण में 06 मार्च को कोर्ट के सामने उपस्थित होने के लिए जमानतीय वारंट निर्गत किया. आज़म खान के 06 मार्च को कोर्ट में पेश नहीं होने पर कोर्ट ने अगले दिन उपस्थित होने का आखिरी मौका दिया.

श्री खान ने हाई कोर्ट के सामने उपस्थित होने की जगह 07 मार्च 2017 को उत्तर प्रदेश जल निगम की ओर से सुप्रीम कोर्ट के सामने हाई कोर्ट जाने से मुक्त करने हेतु याचिका दायर करा दिया. इस याचिका में जल निगम की तरफ से वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता वी गिरी और कपिल सिबल तथा प्रदेश के महाधिवक्ता सहित 10 अधिवक्ता उपस्थित हुए पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पहली ही सुनवाई में याचिका ख़ारिज करते हुए श्री खान को हाई कोर्ट जाने को कहा.

नूतन के अनुसार आज़म खान ने मात्र हाई कोर्ट के सामने उपस्थित होने से बचने के लिए सरकारी धन का दुरुपयोग करते हुए पूर्णतया अनुपयोगी याचिका दायर कराया और इस प्रक्रिया में भारी राजकोषीय धन का दुरुपयोग कराया, जबकि यह उनका निजी मामला था जो दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री  अरविन्द केजरीवाल द्वारा निजी मानहानि केस में सरकारी धन के प्रयोग की तरह है. अतः नूतन ने योगी आदित्यनाथ से इस सारे पैसे का आकलन कराते हुए आजम खान से वसूले जाने का अनुरोध किया है.

Nutan seeks recovery from Azam like Kejriwal case 

Activist Dr Nutan Thakur today wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting him to get recovered public money misused by ex minister Azam Khan in a case in Supreme Court in his personal matter. Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court had issued Bailable warrant to Azam Khan as Chairman of UP Jal Nigam on 01 March 2017 to appear before it in a service matter on 06 March. When Sri Khan did not appear on 06 March, the Court gave him last opportunity to appear on 07 March.

Instead of appearing before High Court, Sri Khan got a Special Leave Petition filed by UP Jal Nigam against this order before the Supreme Court on 07 March 2017. In this case, 10 counsel appeared for the Nigam, including senior Counsel V Giri, Kapil Sibal and the State Advocate General, though the Supreme Court dismissed the petition on same day, asking Sri Khan to appear before the High Court.

Nutan said that Sri Khan got this SLP filed merely to save himself from appearing before the High Court which was a complete misuse of public money for a completely unnecessary case, where large amount of public money was used for a purely personal cause, just like Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal trying to use public money for his personal defamation case.

Hence Nutan has requested the Chief Minister to get this amount of money evaluated and recovered from Azam Khan.

SLP(C)Nos.7619-7621/17 1
OUT TODAY
ITEM NO.11
COURT NO.1
SECTION XI

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s).7619-7621/2017 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 17/02/2017, 01/03/2017 and 06/03/2017 in WP No.1333/2013 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow)

U.P. JAL NIGAM Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
D.K. SINGH AND ORS
Respondent(s) Date : 07/03/2017

These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL

For Petitioner(s) Mr.V.Giri, Sr.Adv. Mr.Kapil Sibal, Sr.Adv. Mr.Vijay Bahadur Singh, Sr.Adv. Mr.S.Wasim A.Qadri, Adv. Mr.Nizam Pasha, Adv. Mr.Jubair Ahmad Khan, Adv. Mr.Zaid Ali, Adv. Mr.Tamim Qadir, Adv. Mr.Mudasir Nabi, Adv. Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Upon hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. The sole petitioner before us, has attempted to tender various explanations, with reference to the orders passed in Service Bench No.1333 of 2013, including the orders dated 17.02.2017, 01.03.2017 and 06.03.2017. Even though, we have heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, we consider it just and appropriate to expressly record, that it is not within our SLP(C)Nos.7619-7621/17 2 OUT TODAY purview, at this juncture, to hear the petitioner, with reference to the above orders. We are of the considered view, that the explanation sought to be tendered to us, ought to have been tendered, to the High Court.

2. In addition to having tendered the explanation referred to in the foregoing paragraph, as also, the unqualified apology, learned counsel states, that the petitioner would appear before the High Court, on the date and time, as may be indicated by this Court.

3. In view of the unequivocal and unqualified submission of the petitioner, that he would surrender to the jurisdiction of the High Court, and tender such explanation, as may be sought from him, we consider it just and appropriate, to dispose of these petitions, by directing the petitioner, to appear before the High Court in person, on 08.03.2017, at 2.00 P.M. We hope and expect, that the High Court shall allow an appropriate opportunity to the petitioner to tender his explanation, and thereupon, pass such order, as the High Court considers appropriate, in the facts and circumstances of the case.

4. Disposed of in the above terms.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (RENUKA SADANA) AR-CUM-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR