The state government had filed an application on November 8 seeking permission to take action against Singh. “It is prayed that the court permit the government to proceed in accordance with law and to take necessary action on the basis of the report,” the state government had said in its application.

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) had allotted Singh a plot in 1994 that was meant for the Economically Weaker Sections, according to the report.

The state government’s move comes in the wake of the Allahabad High Court restraining it from initiating action against Singh. However, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, on June 13, gave liberty to the state government to approach the apex court for proceeding against Singh.

A petition filed by advocate Vishwanath Chaturvedi seeking a high-level probe into the allotments worth Rs 2.80 crore made in Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, has been pending in the apex court, which on September 12, 2005 by an interim order had restrained transfer of the plots until further orders.

The UP government’s application said that on November 2, 2007, the apex court had issued notices to Yadav and Singh, among others, to initiate criminal prosecutions against them as they were beneficiaries of the alleged illegal allotment of plots.

The report said two plots were illegally allotted to the politician, out of which one was meant for EWS.

“It is clear on examination of the record that in this case Amar Singh was allotted (one) plot directly from EWS category which is completely against the rules,” the report said.