New Delhi, November 2: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her son Dushyant Singh in connection with the selling of government land to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The Court was hearing a plea seeking registration of FIR against them for allegedly getting compensation of Rs 1.97 crore by selling government land near Dholpur Palace to NHAI for widening a national highway in 2010.  BJP Govt Exploiting People in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot.

According to the petition filed, Raje was not a public servant at the time of the alleged commission of the offence in 2010 and was LoP. The petition alleged Raje and her son claimed ownership of a 567 square metre of land near Dholpur Palace and sold it to NHAI for Rs 1.97 crore. Sachin Pilot Calls Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje 'a Lioness' But Says 'Her Biggest Hunt Is Farmers'. 

In August, the Delhi High Court had dismissed a plea seeking an FIR and a CBI probe against Raje and her son for allegedly getting compensation of Rs 1.97 crore. Justice R.K. Gauba rejected the petition which had also challenged an April 18, 2015 decision of a special CBI court.

According to a PTI report, the trial court had refused to order a probe into the allegation against Raje and her son Dushyant, saying no prior sanction was obtained as required under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018: Government to Provide Free Electricity to Farmers, Promises CM Vasundhara Raje. 

According to the petition by lawyer Srijana Shrestha, Raje and her son had allegedly illegally claimed ownership of a 567 square metre piece of land adjoining the Dholpur Palace in Dholpur town and sold it to NHAI for Rs 1.97 crore, causing a loss to the state exchequer.

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