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Bombay High Court postpones MPSC hearing till March 3
Mumbai, Feb 23: Hearing on the bail applications of the five accused in the 1999 multi-crore MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service Commission) scandal have been adjourned till March 3.
Mumbai, Feb 23: Hearing on the bail applications of the five
accused in the 1999 multi-crore MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service
Commission) scandal have been adjourned till March 3.
Adjourning the bail applications of former chairman of MPSC P D
Wani, Jaya Kadam, wife of former Superintendent of Police Baban
Kadam, Manisha Nichat, Pramod Kadam and Sunil Patil (agents), Bombay
High Court judge Justice A S Aguiar fixed March 3 for hearing on the
arguments on the applications.
The accused have moved the bail application on 'merit' stating
that the investigation has been completed and they are ready to
cooperate with investigating agency.
The scam was unearthed on June 29, 2002 following a complaint
lodged by MPSC secretary to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Worli
about the malpractices in examination conducted by the commission.
The investigating agency has seized property worth over
Rs 10-crore from the accused.
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