The court expected the state government to sensitize the investigating officers to the principle that registering an FIR against the youth without solid evidence violates their personal liberty.
The most shocking aspect is that the treasury department does not have any records or documents for the payment of about ₹39 crore of the withdrawn amount.
A division bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Sukhwinder Kaur dismissed the appeal challenging the trial court's decision, saying that the charges against the accused are very serious.
The Court has directed the State Government to file an updated affidavit detailing the actions taken to remove the encroachments and the current status of the pending civil cases related to the matter.