HC junks PIL wanting CBI to determine location of vegetable research institute

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the CBI to ascertain the correct geographical location of the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), saying it would not be fit to direct such a busy probe agency to perform such a task.

The petitioner, who had retired from the institute, had alleged that some IIVR employees were drawing a higher amount of HRA by showing the institute to be located in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, while according to him it was in Mirzapur where the HRA payable would be much lower.

The petition had sought directions to the CBI to find out the institute's exact location in order to recover the excess HRA allegedly illegally paid to the employees.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar declined to the entertain the plea saying "we see no reason to give any directions for a CBI enquiry."