SC to hear plea for CBI probe into PDS scam in Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court would hear on Monday a plea of a former lawmaker seeking a CBI probe into the alleged scam in the Public distribution System in Chhattisgarh.

A bench comprising Justices T S Thaku, V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi agreed to hear the plea on July 20 along with other similar petitions already listed.

The petition, filed by former MLA Virendra Pandey from Chhattisgarh, has sought a court-monitored probe into the alleged scam.

The Chhattisgarh anti-corruption bureau (ACB) is probing the alleged irregularities in supply of rice through the public distribution system in the state.