Punjab High Court convicts 3 Punjab officers, including two IAS officers, one IFS on contempt petition in land case
Mohali News: Two IAS officers and an IFS officer from Punjab, including an additional chief secretary-rank officer, have been held guilty of contempt by the High Court.
The high court has convicted Additional Chief Secretary–Finance Commissioner Vikas Garg, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Mohali Ramakant Mishra and Principal Secretary of Local Government Department Ajoy Sharma in the eight-year-old case.
According to the information, the court has convicted these officers and has also given time till November 20. If action is not taken by the next hearing of the case on November 20, they will be sentenced.
The case is related to the petition of gram panchayat Badi Karoran.
In 2010, 1,092 acres of land in Badi Karoran and Nada villages were de-listed under the Punjab Land Preservation Act. Also, a condition was imposed that no commercial activity or construction would be done here.