HC rejects probe plea against Vadra

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by a local activist seeking a probe into allegations of irregular land dealings against Robert Vadra levelled by IAC member Arvind Kejriwal.

The petition,filed by Nutan Thakur on October 9 last year,was dismissed by the court’s Lucknow bench of justices Uma Nath Singh and Virendra Kumar Dixit. On behalf of Thakur,her lawyer Ashok Pandey had submitted that as the matter relates to higher-ups,only the Prime Minister’s Office would be able to conduct an inquiry.

The bench had on November 29 reserved its order on the maintainability of the plea.