Jharkhand HC rejects Jamshedpur MLA Saryu Roy’s plea in Meinhardt case

Ranchi, June 26: Jamshedpur East MLA Saryu Roy has got a big blow from Jharkhand High Court. The High Court has rejected the case filed by Saryu Roy in the matter of reinstatement of Meinhardt agency when former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and current Governor of Odisha Raghubar Das was a minister.

Jharkhand High Court had recently completed the hearing on the petition filed by Saryu Roy regarding the PE (Preliminary Investigation) report filed in Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the Meinhardt scam case not being received till now and FIR not being filed in the case and reserved the decision.

On Wednesday, the High Court rejected Saryu Roy’s petition. However, Jharkhand High Court has given liberty to applicant Saryu Roy to present his views in appropriate forum.

Saryu Roy had told that after Jharkhand became a separate state, a petition was filed in Jharkhand High Court by some social workers of Ranchi, in which the court gave an important order in 2003. The High Court had ordered to develop sewerage drainage system in the capital Ranchi.

In the light of the said order, tender was issued for appointment of consultant on the orders of the then urban development minister Bachha Singh. After this two consultants were selected.

But in the meantime the government changed and in 2005 Raghubar Das was made urban development minister in Arjun Munda’s government. Raghubar Das called a meeting on 31st August to finalize the DPR, in which it was decided that the already selected consultant should be removed. After this the matter went to High Court.

In the meantime Singapore company Meinhardt was appointed as consultant. Consultancy was done by spending Rs. 21 crore, but no work was done. After this the matter came to light and Saryu Roy revealed it.