NEW DELHI: Delhi excessive courtroom has issued notices to retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Parmar and several other digital platforms in a defamation go well with filed by former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta over Parmar’s public allegations of corruption regarding Jal Jeevan Mission implementation within the Union territory. The Rs 2.55 crore civil defamation go well with disputes claims by Parmar, who was principal secretary in J&Okay in control of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2022, of a “Jal Jeevan Mission rip-off,” through which he had cited figures starting from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 14, 000 crore, with out backing these with any paperwork. He had sought to hyperlink the purported irregularities to Mehta, who as then chief secretary was his boss. Parmar claimed to have written to numerous businesses, together with the CBI, the Nationwide Fee for Scheduled Castes, and the Bureau of Public Enterprises, J&,Okay concerning the alleged rip-off. He even shared data concerning these purported letters with the media. 4 information web sites that revealed his allegations have additionally been named as defendants within the defamation case filed by Mehta.RTI queries filed by Mehta with the CBI, the Nationwide Fee for Scheduled Castes, and the Bureau of Public Enterprises, J&Okay, elicited replies from every denying the receipt of any criticism from Parmar.In accordance with Mehta’s plaint, each institutional verify has contradicted the allegations made by Parmar. The Anti-Corruption Bureau of J&Okay examined all claims and located none substantiated, reporting no departures from process in tendering, execution, funds, or supervision. An RTI response from the Jal Shakti Division additionally didn’t affirm any irregularity on document.The plaint states {that a} large-scale rip-off was structurally unimaginable beneath the digital governance structure launched in J&Okay, which incorporates BEAMS for real-time monetary transparency, end-to-end e-Tendering, PaySys for digital funds, PROOF for geo-tagged picture verification, necessary bodily checks, and public dashboards — all of which generate a steady audit path. It additional notes that the chief secretary has no function in contract approvals, that are dealt with solely by contract committees.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has issued discover to all defendants and listed the matter for February 3, 2026, when arguments on Mehta’s plea for an interim injunction can be heard. The courtroom will subsequent look at the evidentiary basis of the allegations and the declare of reputational hurt.