In Brief
Neera Yadav, former CCEO of NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority), was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for abusing her official position to secure land allotments for herself and her daughters in violation of NOIDA rules. The Supreme Court upheld her conviction, finding she submitted a defective, undated application with an antedated cheque after scheme closure, obtained unauthorized plot conversion and area enhancement, directed unjustified site plan changes favoring herself, and used her position to secure plots for her daughters through fraudulent means. The Court reduced her imprisonment sentence from three to two years while rejecting pleas for concurrent sentencing in related cases, emphasizing that corruption erodes public trust and the integrity of government institutions must be protected through strict enforcement of anti-corruption laws.
The lawyer headnote and full judgment text are available to registered users.