India, April 30 -- The Goa government on Wednesday suspended chief town planner Rajesh Naik in connection with alleged irregularities in calculating conversion fees while processing applications for change of zone under Goa's contentious Town and Country Planning Rules.

The order was issued by the state's vigilance directorate on Wednesday.

The suspension comes after some public spirited individuals approached the Bombay High Court at Goa, demanding action against the chief town planner for allegedly causing loss of several crores of rupees to the public exchequer by undervaluing assessment fees for correction of a zone.

During the proceedings, the government has acknowledged that the irregularities caused a loss of around Rs.8-crore t...