HC notice to ONGC, CVC on PIL alleging multi-crore scam

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), central government and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on a public interest litigation ( PIL) alleging multi-crore scam by top officials of the oil PSU.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala while issuing notices yesterday asked respondents to file reply within three weeks.

The PIL was filed by two senior officers of ONGC, K C Harikumar and Anil Dhavan, in which they have sought investigation into the alleged multi-crore scam wherein donations were collected by top ONGC officials in the name of charity from multinational contractors and there was "misappropriation" of funds meant for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).