JUDGEMENT
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(1.) CM No.16228/2014 (of the petitioner u/S 151 CPC) The aforesaid writ petition was filed as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with allegations of corruption
prevailing in the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
(2.) THE petition was disposed of vide order dated 5th July, 2006 noting that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating and inquiring into the allegations and by directing the CBI to continue
the investigation and inquiry and bring the same to a logical conclusion and by further directing that on
conclusion of investigation, necessary action in terms of findings be taken by the competent authority. Liberty
was also given to the petitioner to, if had any further grievance, approach the CBI.
(3.) AFTER the disposal of the writ petition, CM No.6044/2007 was filed by the petitioner averring that the CBI was conducting a slow -paced investigation and that taking advantage of the same, one of the main accused
being the former Director, Publication Division of ICCR was leaving the country and seeking a direction to the
CBI to complete the investigation within a time bound manner. The said application was however dismissed
vide order dated 2nd May, 2007.
Now this application has been filed by the petitioner, pleading, i) that an FIR dated 14th October, 2011 under Sections 420/467/468 & 471 IPC has been registered by the CBI and the accused has been charged -
sheeted and the case is pending before the concerned Court; ii) that the petitioner / applicant is the President
of the ICCR Staff Association (Regd.) and is being victimized; iii) that superannuation of the petitioner /
applicant is due in May, 2015; iv) that the petitioner / applicant has been victimized by the ICCR by
transferring him from Delhi to Patna; and, v) that the petitioner / applicant has not been paid salary. The
petitioner / applicant by this application claims the relief of protection under the W histleblowers Protection
Act, 2011 and a direction to the respondent ICCR to file the Action Taken Report on the subsequent
complaints filed by the petitioner / applicant.;
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