SC stays HC order of CBI probe into alleged malpractices in admissions to ‘Ayush’ colleges in UP

SC stays HC order of CBI probe into alleged malpractices in admissions to ‘Ayush’ colleges in UP

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) In a relief to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a part of the Allahabad High Court order which directed the CBI to probe alleged malpractices in admission to various courses in ‘Ayush’ colleges in the state in 2019.

The order was passed by a vacation bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Manoj Misra on an appeal by the state government.

The state government has moved the top court challenging the May 24 order of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking the CBI to lodge a case and probe the allegations of bribery against former Uttar Pradesh Ayush minister Dharam Singh Saini, then additional chief secretary, Ayush department, Prashant Trivedi and others.