LUCKNOW, Sept. 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has dismissed a senior provincial civil service officer (PCS) from service in over alleged irregularities in the leaseback of land in Noida valued at around Rs.4,000 crore.

The dismissal order, accessed by HT, was issued by principal secretary (appointment and personnel) M Devraj on Monday against Harish Chandra, who was posted as a local representative of the UP food and civil supplies department in Kolkata, officials said.

The order stated that Chandra, who was then secretary at Noida Authority, was dismissed on the basis of allegations established during departmental disciplinary proceedings instituted by the government on November 27, 2013. It also refers to the consent given by the ...