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Orissa High Court dismisses Lokayukta order for Vigilance probe against Pradeep Panigrahi PNN Cuttack: Orissa High Court Wednesday quashed the Lokayukta’s order of a Vigilance probe against arrested Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi, informed his lawyer Pitambar Acharya. In its ruling, the court said that a complainant cannot be the investigator in a quasi-judicial proceeding, said Acharya. Panigrahi had moved the High Court challenging the order of the Lokayukta which had December 11, last year directed the state Vigilance Directorate to investigate the corruption allegation levelled against him. The Lokayukta had asked the Vigilance to submit a report within two months after the preliminary investigation. This was the first case of corruption allegation that has been referred to Odisha Lokayukta by the state government after its formation.

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