The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR and a CBI probe against Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her son for allegedly getting compensation of ₹1.97 crore by selling a piece of government land to the National Highways Authority of India for widening a national highway in 2010.
Justice R.K. Gauba rejected the petition which had also challenged an April 18, 2015, decision of a special CBI court here.
The trial court had refused to order a probe into the allegation against Ms. Raje and her son, saying no prior sanction was obtained as required under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The petition said Ms. Raje and her son had illegally claimed ownership of a piece of land adjoining the Dholpur Palace in Dholpur town and sold it to the NHAI for ₹1.97 crore, causing a loss to the State exchequer.
