Supreme Court dismisses plea of ex-principal of R.G. Kar Hospital challenging High Court order
The Hindu
High Court transfers probe to CBI, denies accused's intervention in PIL monitoring financial misconduct at Kolkata hospital.
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 6, 2024)dismissed a plea filed by the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh challenging the Calcutta High Court order dismissing his plea to be added as a party to a petition alleging financial irregularities at the institute during his tenure.
On August 23, the High Court ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged financial irregularities from a state-constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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A Bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said as an accused Mr. Ghosh has no locus to impleaded in the plea.
"As an accused you have no locus to intervene in the PIL, where the Calcutta high court is monitoring the investigation," the Bench said.
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