India, Feb. 15 -- A Panaji court on Friday discharged former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and 16 others in a corruption case registered in connection with alleged irregularities in the renewal of Goa's mining leases.

Kamat's lawyer Damodar Dhond said the Panaji principal district and sessions judge had discharged all the accused. A copy of the order is yet to be made available.

"The court was of the view that no case was made out against the accused and hence issued discharge orders," Dhond said.

The case against Kamat and others was filed in 2014 by the special investigation team (SIT) probing cases based on the MB Shah Commission report and accused Kamat and others under provisions relating to criminal misconduct under the Preve...