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Jabalpur Paddy Scam: EOW Submits Report to High Court, State Seeks 6 Weeks for Response.
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News18•02-10-2026, 18:32
Jabalpur Paddy Scam: EOW Submits Report to High Court, State Seeks 6 Weeks for Response.
- •High Court hears Jabalpur's alleged Rs 43 crore paddy scam; EOW presents compliance report.
- •State government and Civil Supplies Corporation request 6 weeks to file responses, granted by the court.
- •The case involves major irregularities in paddy and rice procurement during 2023-24, with 90-91 FIRs in Jabalpur alone.
- •Petitioners demand impartial investigation by CBI or CID, alleging the scam could be statewide.
- •EOW informs court that 20-40 cases are registered in 4 districts, with ongoing investigations and FIRs filed in others.
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The next hearing for the Jabalpur paddy procurement scam case has been scheduled by the High Court for November 16.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted the state government and the Civil Supplies Corporation 6 weeks to submit their responses and reports.
The public interest litigation was filed by Dr. P.G. Nath Pandey and D.R. Lakhera on behalf of the Nagarik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch, with advocate Dinesh Upadhyay representing the petitioners.
