Lucknow, Aug. 21 -- : The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday took serious note of rampant corruption in land allotment and its subsequent sale to the cooperative society, Bahujan Nirbal Varg Sahkari Grih Nirman Samiti, in the state capital.

The court directed the state government to lodge an FIR and take appropriate action against those responsible.

Following the court's directive, an FIR was registered at Ghazipur police station on Wednesday evening against seven people, including the former chairman and secretary of the society.

The scope of the investigation has now widened to include other officials and family members who may have benefited from the scam.

The court has listed the case for the next hearing on Se...