VADODARA: Dr Mansukh Shah, founder-president of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, a deemed to be university, will once again have to face the trial in the sensational cash-for-marks scam after the Supreme Court on Monday set aside Gujarat high court’s order discharging Shah from the case.
The bench of justices N V Ramana, M M Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi allowed the state government’s appeal challenging Shah’s discharge. The bench directed the trial court in Vadodara to proceed with the case expeditiously. Shah, who was accused of taking Rs 20 lakh from the parents of a student to allow her to take her final-year MBBS examination, was discharged by the Gujarat high court on the grounds that there is no prima facie evidence against him and that he does not come under the purview of public servant. Before Shah moved high court, the trial court in Vadodara had rejected his discharge application.
Besides Shah, his two aides – Vinod alias Bharat Savant and Ashok Tailor were chargesheeted by the anti-corruption bureau in the case. Tailor died in November 2017. Later, Shah’s other aides – Dhruvin Shah, exam controller of the university Dr Punecha Kudakundi and chief accounts officer Purvi Mahant were also made accused in the case.
The bench of justices N V Ramana, M M Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi allowed the state government’s appeal challenging Shah’s discharge. The bench directed the trial court in Vadodara to proceed with the case expeditiously. Shah, who was accused of taking Rs 20 lakh from the parents of a student to allow her to take her final-year MBBS examination, was discharged by the Gujarat high court on the grounds that there is no prima facie evidence against him and that he does not come under the purview of public servant. Before Shah moved high court, the trial court in Vadodara had rejected his discharge application.
Besides Shah, his two aides – Vinod alias Bharat Savant and Ashok Tailor were chargesheeted by the anti-corruption bureau in the case. Tailor died in November 2017. Later, Shah’s other aides – Dhruvin Shah, exam controller of the university Dr Punecha Kudakundi and chief accounts officer Purvi Mahant were also made accused in the case.
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