CBI places prosecution sanction on record in Chandigarh MC official’s DA case

A Special CBI court allowed the CBI to place the original prosecution sanction order on record in the disproportionate assets case against Chandigarh municipal corporation's chief sanitary inspector Chander Mohan.

Special judge Bhawna Jain directed that the original sanction order and forwarding letter be taken on record and added sanctioning authority Amit Kumar, MC commissioner, to the list of prosecution witnesses.

The CBI FIR alleges Chander Mohan and his wife Kajal Gupta, a nursing officer at PGIMER, acquired assets worth ₹3.6 crore against lawful savings of ₹94.8 lakh, resulting in disproportionate assets of ₹2.6 crore (148.07% excess).

The case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Chander Mohan, with Kajal Gupta named for abetment.

Placing the original sanction order on record fulfills a mandatory legal requirement for prosecuting a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act.