# Former IAS Tayal seeks CBI inquiry records in DA case 2026-08-14T17:47:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Former Haryana principal secretary ML Tayal, a 1976-batch IAS officer accused in a disproportionate assets case linked to the Manesar land deal, has moved the special CBI court in Panchkula. He seeks production of documents related to a preliminary inquiry allegedly conducted before the case was registered. The court has issued notice to the CBI, seeking its reply. The next hearing is on September 17. Tayal claims no incriminating documents were recovered during a search of his premises in September 2016. He alleges the DA case was lodged a year later on a false complaint. He says a preliminary inquiry by ASP Ram Singh found no incriminating evidence, but the investigating officer deliberately withheld those documents from the chargesheet. The CBI chargesheet, filed in February 2024, alleges Tayal possessed disproportionate assets worth around Rs 9 crore between 2006 and 2014. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: CBI, Haryana, Manesar land deal, ML Tayal, Panchkula Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/former-ias-tayal-seeks-cbi-inquiry-records-in-da-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/former-ias-tayal-seeks-cbi-inquiry-records-in-da-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.