Odisha HC Permits Vigilance Court Trial in BDA Scam Case
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has upheld a vigilance court’s ruling that denied the discharge of former officials involved in the 2014 Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) plot allotment scandal, affirming that sufficient evidence exists for the trial to move forward. Justice Chittaranjan Dash rejected criminal revision petitions put forth by Bibhuti Bhusan Ray and Prakash Chandra Patra, along with two co-defendants, contesting the November 23, 2024 order from the additional special judge (vigilance) in Bhubaneswar. The petitions sought to dismiss charges related to the alleged irregular allotment of 10 commercial plots in Chandrasekharpur. In his judgment on November 12, Justice…