The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of inflated compensation payouts for acquired land in NOIDA must also examine former chief executive officers and other top functionaries who helmed the authority over the last 10 to 15 years.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh extended the SIT’s time frame by two months to complete the investigation. It took on record the latest status report submitted by the SIT, which had asked for three months.

The bench made it clear the inquiry is directed at alleged “connivance” and “collusion” by officials and not aimed at penalising farmers who were paid more than their entitlement.

Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for one of the farmers who recei

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