MANPREET SINGH Vs. DIRECTOR, CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will dispose of two petitions captioned above, as the relief claimed in both the petitions is almost similar. For the sake of convenience, the facts have been taken up from CRM -M No.17849 of 2011.

(2.) THE petitioners have sought directions to respondents No.1 to 3 to investigate and take action on their complaint dated 13.05.2011 (Annexure P -1) relating to misappropriation and cheating of the Government of India subsidy to the tune of Rs.120 crores. As per the petitioners who are rice -millers in State of Punjab, Union Government sanctioned Rs.190 crores to compensate the rice - shellers on account of upgradation of damaged crop of PAU -201 paddy variety for the year 2009 -2010. Many rice -millers in connivance with the officials of Food Corporation of India (for short 'FCI') and others dishonestly claimed the subsidy under the above scheme of the Government of India for the paddy variety PAU -201 of subsequent years, thereby causing loss to the Central Government.

(3.) THE petitioners made a complaint Annexure P -1 to respondent No.2 which contains the allegations as follows: -