SC to hear plea for CBI probe into PDS scam in Chhattisgarh

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 16 2015 | 4:48 PM IST
The Supreme Court would hear on Monday a plea of a former lawmaker seeking a CBI probe into the alleged scam in the Public distribution System in Chhattisgarh.
A bench comprising Justices T S Thaku, V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi agreed to hear the plea on July 20 along with other similar petitions already listed.
The petition, filed by former MLA Virendra Pandey from Chhattisgarh, has sought a court-monitored probe into the alleged scam.
The Chhattisgarh anti-corruption bureau (ACB) is probing the alleged irregularities in supply of rice through the public distribution system in the state.
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First Published: Jul 16 2015 | 4:48 PM IST

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