Plea Seeking FIR Against Union Minister Smriti Irani For Alleged NCW Appointment Scam Dismissed By Allahabad HC
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a revision plea seeking registration of a First Information Report against Union Minister Smriti Irani and two others alleging that they had demanded ₹25 lakh to appoint the Revisionist as a member of the National Commission for Women.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was essentially dealing with the revision plea filed by. The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a revision plea seeking registration of a First Information Report against Union Minister Smriti Irani and two others alleging that they had demanded ₹25 lakh to appoint the Revisionist as a member of the National Commission for Women. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was essentially dealing with the revision plea filed by an international shooter Vartika Singh who claimed in her plea that she was asked to pay ₹25 lakh as a bribe for confirming her appointment as a member of the NCW. In her plea, she also mentioned the fact that even after she refused to give the birbe, one Dr. Rajnish Singh and Vijay Gupta, Secretary of Mrs. Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister continued to demand Rs.25,00,000/- for eight months.