November 10, 2017 5:55 PM

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CBI gets 15 days to obtain sanction to prosecute public servants

The CBI was today granted 15 days by a special court to obtain sanction to prosecute two public servants in a graft case involving Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former principal secretary Rajendra Kumar.<br/><br/>Special Judge Arvind Kumar fixed the matter for August 29 after the CBI said it needed more time as the sanction related to the two public servants was still awaited. <br/><br/>The sanctions were awaited for R S Kaushik and G K Nanda, the current and former managing directors (MDs) of Intelligent Communication System India Limited (ICSIL), a PSU.<br/><br/>The CBI had earlier filed a charge sheet against the 1989-batch IAS officer for alleged offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery under the Indian Penal Code<br/>besides provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. <br/><br/>Eight others and a company, Endeavour Systems Private Limited (ESPL), were also listed in the document.'<br/><br/>The CBI alleged in the FIR that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy and caused losses of Rs 12 crore to the Delhi government in the award of contracts between 2007 and 2015.

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