Jabalpur, April 12: Madhya Pradesh High Court today dismissed a PIL against Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife, seeking a direction to the Lokayukta to expedite investigation against them in an alleged dumper (truck) scam.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice S R Alam and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed the plea filed by former Samajwadi Party MLA Kishore Samrite.
The PIL was “dismissed as withdrawn” on Samrite’s request after arguments from both sides, Madhya Pradesh Additional Advocate General Naman Nagrath told PTI.
Earlier, the petitioner’s counsel argued that the PIL was of paramount importance as it was regarding “corruption involving the state’s head”.
–Agencies