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HC sets aside two orders issued by ex-Yeida chairman
The Allahabad High Court annulled orders by former Yeida chairman Anil Kumar Sagar on industrial plot lease cancellations, referring the case for review.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday set aside two orders issued by former chairman of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) related to the cancellation of lease deeds of two industrial plots. The bench referred the matter to the authorities concerned for a fresh review.
A single judge bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia on Monday passed the order after the state government’s counsel informed the court about the removal of Anil Kumar Sagar as the Yeida chairman on the evening of December 14.
“The high court has set aside both the orders of former chairman of Yeida and referred the matter back to the principal secretary (Industries) to review the case again after hearing both the parties concerned,” said Vinod Kumar Shahi, the additional advocate general.
The principal secretary (industries) is the revisional authority before whom revision applications are filed against the Yeida’s orders. Shahi represented the state government in court.
Sagar held three important positions in the state government: the chairman of Yeida, the principal secretary (industrial development) and the principal secretary (IT and electronics). He was removed from all posts.
The government’s decision to remove Sagar came three days after the Lucknow bench took a serious note of gross anomalies in Yeida during the hearing of a case related to the cancellation of lease deeds of two industrial plots, on December 11.
The single-judge bench of Justice Bhatia had also directed the state government to take action in the matter, or else the court would pass necessary orders.
The former Yeida chairman is facing charges of passing two contradictory orders on the same day (28.10.2024), in revision applications filed by promoters M/s UG Infratech Private Limited and M/s Sun White Infratech Private Limited challenging Yeida’s orders (dated 01.04.2022 ) cancelling their lease deeds.
