CBI lodges disproportionate assets probe against former CAT and SAT member, his wife

New Delhi: A former member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) along with his wife were booked in a case of disproportionate assets by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday. According to the document accessed by ANI, a Preliminary Enquiry into the matter was registered in 2019 against Jog Singh, the then Member, Central Administrative Tribunal and subsequently the then member Securities Appellate Tribunal on the allegation that Singh while functioning as Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) at Mumbai during 2013-2018 has acquired immovable assets in his name and in the name of wife Shukla Singh and daughter, which are disproportionate to their known sources of income and thus Jog Singh has prima facie committed gross misconduct by accumulating huge properties in his name and in the name of his family members which are disproportionate to their source of income. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered a case of disproportionate assets against a former member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) and his wife. According to the document accessed by ANI, a Preliminary Enquiry into the matter was registered in 2019 against Jog Singh, the then Member, Central Administrative Tribunal and subsequently the then member Securities Appellate Tribunal on the allegation that Singh while functioning as Member of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) at Mumbai during 2013-2018 has acquired immovable assets in his name and in the name of wife Shukla Singh and daughter, which are disproportionate to their known sources of income and thus Jog Singh has prima facie committed gross misconduct by accumulating huge properties in his name and in the name of his family members which are disproportionate to their source of income.   Subsequently, he was appointed as Member, Securities Appellate Tribunal in 2013 and relinquished the charge of the same in 2018 after completing tenure of five years. The enquiry further discloses that during the period from 2006 to 2018, he has acquired assets in the form of immovable properties, movable properties. He was found in possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs. 4,44,15,323 (164.60 per cent) more than his source of income. Further, there are cash deposits of more than Rs 29.68 lakhs in the account of Smt. Shukla Singh during the check period for which there is no proof of income. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.