The Chhattisgarh Vishesh Nyayalaya (Special Courts) Bill 2015 was tabled in the State Assembly on Wednesday. The Bill presented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ajay Chandrakar on behalf of Chief Minister Raman Singh has provisions for establishing special courts for confiscation of disproportionate assets of corrupt public servants. While presenting the Bill in the House, Chandrakar outlined the objectives of the Bill and said that it is for public servants who have accumulated movable and immovable assets disproportionate to their known sources of income through corrupt means.
According to Article 39 of the Constitution of India, the State’s economic system should be as such it does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment. The State should take action against such persons if there are prima facie evidences of crime under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The Bill provides for an effective deterrent against corrupt public servants. It has many provisions for confiscation of property of corrupt officials acquired through corrupt means. In the Bill, it has defined the authority who has the power to take possession of the property of the corrupt officials and where to appeal against the action.