Vohra Committee Report back in focus as plea in SC seeks action on criminal-neta nexus

On Friday, vocate Ashwini Kumar Uphyay filed a writ petition in  Supreme Court seeking concrete action on Vohra Committee Report submitted in 1993. Heed by former Union Secretary Home Secretary NN Vohra, committee was set by Centre to examine alleged link between crime syndicates and government functionaries and political personalities. Mentioning that report h recommended a Nodal Cell to be set up with powers to take stringent action against crime syndicates, petitioner claimed that no follow-up action has been initiated in last 27 years.

Moreover, he pointed out that an incomplete version of report spanning over 100 pages was tabled in Parliament in 1995, leing to doubts over its genuineness. Stressing that citizens have a right to know about complete Vohra report to ensure transparency in governance, Uphyay sought an order from apex court to reveal names of criminals, politicians and public servants against whom re is tangible evidence as per report on Home Ministry website. Moreover, he called for special courts to be set up to expeditiously try such all cases referred to in Vohra report. According to him, it was possible for SC to dress "systemic problem" of criminalization of politics without breaching principle of separation of powers.

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Here is prayer of petition

court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction to:

• Direct Home Secretary to handover true copy of Vohra Committee Report with annexures and notes to Director- NIA, Director- CBI, Director- ED, Director- IB, Director- SFIO, Director- RAW, Director- NCB, Chairman- CBDT and Chairperson- Lokpal
• Direct  Director- NIA, Director- CBI, Director- ED, Director- IB, Director- SFIO, Director- RAW, Director- NCB and Chairman- CBDT to take appropriate steps for a comprehensive investigation of criminals-politician nexus referred to in Vohra Committee Report
• Direct Chairperson- Lokpal to monitor investigation involving nexus referred to in Vohra Committee Report and take steps to carry out objectives described in Dinesh Trivedi case
• In alternative, being custodian of Constitution and protector of fundamental rights; constitute a Judicial Commission to monitor investigation by NIA, CBI, ED, IB, SFIO, RAW, NCB and CBDT
• Direct Home Secretary to withdraw Pma awards, given to politicians-public servants, referred to in Vohra Committee report

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