New Delhi: About half a century after the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) came into existence, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to consider changing it with a metropolitan council for people-fifth governance. The direction was based on the findings of an SC-SIT SIT, which gave a stinging report in the functioning of the Noida Authority, which some other things as well as some officials to take centralized decisions in the hands of some officials.Accepting the recommendations of SIT, a bench of Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ordered: “To influence transparency and fairness in the day-to-day functioning of Noida, to impress a civil-focused approach, we direct the Chief Secretary to recommend … For a proper decision, before the Council of Ministers. ,Till taking the decision, the bench directed the Chief Secretary to post a Chief Vigilance Officer, who should be an IPS officer or an officer on deputation from CAG in Noida for a financial audit.According to SIT, NOIDA officials were involved in 20 cases of payment additional compensation to the landlords. Under the leadership of IPS officer SB Shiradkar, the SIT also concluded that Noida’s allotment policies are in favor of builders, and there was a lack of transparency and fairness in the overall functioning of the Development Authority.
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This demanded an inquiry into a proper look of the property of the authorities and their relatives, which benefited from additional compensation that Noida paid.Commenting on the functioning of Noida, the SIT said that the discretionary powers used by its authorities in the allocation of land are such that there will be no land available in the neighboring city of Delhi for very soon, future development purposes. It also flagged the lack of process to achieve public approach and assess environmental impact for projects in Noida. SIT said that residents often complain of complaints delay and insufficient resolution, as the Noida Authority acts reactively rather than continuously.A bench, led by Justice Kant, directed the Chief Secretary to set up a Civil Advisory Board for Noida in four weeks and banned any project in NOIDA from SC’s green bench to assess an environmental impact assessment and any project without withdrawal.In 20 cases where the landowners were given additional compensation due to the alleged collusion of Noida officials, which was identified by the SIT, the bench formed another SIT to investigate each of these officers and registered the FIR to detect a cognitive offense. It asked the authority to approve the approval for prosecution against the authorities within four weeks of sitting.“Under the chairmanship of a police officer, not below the post of police officer, will register an initial inquiry (PES) below the rank of the Police Commissioner and will proceed to inquire in highlighted points (in the previous SIT report) and will include financial crimes along with the experts of the Forensic Accounts Department.The court asked the SIT to submit an inquiry status report, but clarified that the additional compensation paid to the landlords would not be recovered.
