Moneycontrol.com:
Ahmedabad: Wednesday, 17 February 2016.
The Gujarat
High Court today issued notice to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT
City) on a PIL alleging financial irregularities and non- compliance of audit
norms and RTI Act.
The bench of
Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Anant Dave posted the matter for
further hearing on March 15.
Petitioner D
C Anjaria, former independent director and audit committee chairman of GIFT
City, said that the PIL isn't against the government but for the benefit of the
government which he claims is being duped by the company.
He sought a
special investigation team to probe alleged irregularities in awarding of
contracts by the company.
GIFT City is
a 50:50 joint venture between state-owned Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd
and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services.
Anjaria, who
left GIFT City in 2012, says he was one of the key persons who prepared the
project plan nine years ago.
The PIL
contends that GIFT City company comes under the Right to Information Act, but
in the last nine years it hasn't appointed a Public Information Officer.
Further, it
also comes under the purview of CAG Act but has never offered itself for an independent
CAG audit yet.
Contracts
were given to some select companies without following proper procedures or
inviting bids, the PIL alleges.
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