The CBI filed a case
against former Allahabad High Court judge SN Shukla and his wife on Monday for
allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.5 crore between 2014 and
2019.
This is the second
corruption case filed against the former judge, who was booked along with
retired Chhattisgarh High Court judge IM Quddusi and four others for allegedly
obtaining a favourable order for a Lucknow-based medical college in exchange
for money.
The assets included
properties in the name of Shukla’s wife, Suchita Tiwari, who earns Rs 40,000
per month, according to the CBI.
The assets include
agricultural land in various locations in the name of the Adhbhut India
Foundation Trust, of which Suchita is a trustee, as well as a flat in Faizabad
and movable assets worth 98 lakh.
According to CBI,
Shukla acquired assets in the name of Suchita Tiwari on several occasions. The
land sale transaction details pertaining to land acquired in Tiwari’s name in
Lucknow were found to be “highly suspicious,” according to the official.
“One plot of land
was purchased for Rs 3.6 lakh in 2012 and sold for Rs 30 lakh in 2014.
Similarly, another plot of land purchased in 2013 for Rs 3.15 lakh was sold in
2017 for Rs 70 lakh, according to the official.
“Both lands were
sold to M/s Shine City Infra Project Lucknow, and according to the evidence
gathered, Shukla was the one coordinating all of these deals. He communicated
with Himanshu Kumar of M/s Shine City several times in 2019 about making
payments. “There are also details of Rs 80 lakh in total payments sent by
Himanshu Kumar to Shukla in the name of Shiv Shakti Dham Trust,” the second
official said.