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Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Lekhpal gets four-year RI for accepting bribe
Lucknow: A special court under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Wednesday sentenced a lekhpal posted in Sarojininagar to four years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs 90,000. Special Judge (PC Act-2) Satyendra Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Avadhesh Kumar Singh (55). According to the prosecution, led by special counsel Nitin Mathur, Singh was caught on July 4, 2018, by the Anti-Corruption team accepting a bribe. The complainant, Khalid Laik Siddiqui, handed over 45 currency notes of Rs 2,000 each, all treated with phenolphthalein powder to Singh. When the complainant signalled the trap team, Singh was nabbed near the NHAI Survey Office in Gomtinagar. A recovery memo confirmed that the seized notes matched the serial numbers recorded in the pre-trap memo. At the Gomtinagar police station, Singh's hands turned pink when washed in a sodium carbonate solution, confirming the bribe transaction, said Mathur. The court noted that all key prosecution witnesses, including public witnesses, corroborated the sequence of events. Singh failed to explain why the marked notes were in his possession. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like $30K Goes a Long Way in This Clementi Condo squarerooms Read More Undo Taking into account that this was Singh's first offence and his wife's ill health, the court awarded him the minimum punishment under Section 7 of the PC Act and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2), each carrying four years' imprisonment and a default penalty of one month if the fine is not paid.
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Business Standard
21-07-2025
- Business Standard
Delhi Court convicts former Nalco CMD Srivastava for money laundering
A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Chairman and Managing Director of the National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), Abhay Kumar Srivastava, for money laundering under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). NALCO is a Public Sector Undertaking. The court also convicted Chandni Srivastava, the wife of the former MD. The court further convicted Bhushan Lal Bajaj and his wife, Anita Bajaj, who were accused of bribing Srivastava and his wife. In 2011, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against Srivastava, his wife, the Bajajs, and others concerning irregularities and bribery related to a tender floated for the purchase of 2 lakh tonnes of wash coal from Nalco's captive power plant unit at Angul, Odisha. The CBI alleged that Srivastava had been receiving bribes from suppliers through Bhushan Lal Bajaj for tenders approved by Nalco. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which registered a case under the PMLA based on the CBI FIR, recovered ten gold bars, each weighing 1 kg, from a locker used by Chandni Srivastava. The locker had been opened using forged documents and operated under impersonation in the name of Anita Bajaj. It was not necessary for the ED to separately prove the conversion of bribe amounts into gold bars, as the recovery of the gold bars itself constituted evidence of money laundering. All four accused were earlier convicted of the scheduled offence. Special Judge Shailender Malik, Special Judge (PC Act) CBI-21, Rouse Avenue Court, stated that it is important to note that direct evidence of a conspiracy among the accused persons may not always be available. 'Therefore, this court is of the considered view that there is sufficient evidence on record establishing that all the accused conspired with each other in the commission of the offence of money laundering,' the court said.
NDTV
18-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Supreme Court Setback For Lalu Yadav Ahead Of Bihar Elections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's plea against the Delhi High Court's refusal to stay trial court proceedings against him in the land-for-jobs scam case. The top court today said that it is not inclined to interfere with the matter at this stage. A Bench Of Justices MM Sunderesh and N Koteshwar Singh said that "We are not inclined to interfere except by observing that at the time of disposing the final matter the observation made in the impugned order will not stand in the way." The bench observed that "Considering the fact and circumstances of the case we are inclined to pass further order to the effect that he may not be personally present and therefore his appearance is dispensed with. We request the High Court to expedite the hearing. Disposed of accordingly." Mr Yadav has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order which had refused to stay CBI proceedings against him in the land-for-jobs corruption case in June this year. Lalu Yadav has challenged that high court order in the top court. A Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja had dismissed the application for stay of proceedings and held that there were no compelling reasons warranting judicial interference at the interim stage, especially in light of the pending adjudication before the Supreme Court on the core issue of applicability of Section 17-A PC Act. What is Land-For-Jobs case? It is alleged that the Group-D appointments made in the West Central Zone of the Indian Railway based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, during Lalu Yadav's tenure as the rail minister between 2004 and 2009 were allegedly in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family members or associates. The case was registered on May 18, 2022 against Mr Yadav and others, including his wife, two daughters, unidentified public officials and private persons. In his petition in the high court, Lalu Yadav had sought the quashing of the FIR as well as the three chargesheets filed in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the consequential orders of cognisance. It was his argument that the FIR was lodged in 2022, that is, almost after a delay of 14 years, despite the CBI's initial enquiries and investigations being closed after the filing of the closure report before the competent court.
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
No relief for RJD's Lalu Yadav ahead of Bihar polls as SC directs Delhi HC to expedite hearing in land-for-jobs scam
Ahead of crucial Bihar elections , the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against RJD supremo Lalu Yadav , directing Delhi High Court to expedite hearing in Land-for-jobs scam . On May 29, the Delhi High Court said there were no compelling reason to stay the proceedings. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Project Management Technology Public Policy Product Management Digital Marketing Others Design Thinking Degree Healthcare Management Operations Management CXO Cybersecurity Data Science PGDM Finance Leadership Data Analytics healthcare MCA MBA Data Science Artificial Intelligence others Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management Project Planning & Risk Analysis Strategic Project/Portfolio Selection Adaptive & Agile Project Management Duration: 6 Months IIT Delhi Certificate Programme in Project Management Starts on May 30, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Project Planning & Governance Agile Software Development Practices Project Management Tools & Software Techniques Scrum Framework Duration: 12 Weeks Indian School of Business Certificate Programme in IT Project Management Starts on Jun 20, 2024 Get Details The high court issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea for quashing of the CBI FIR and posted the hearing on August 12. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 Most Beautiful Female Athletes in the World Click Here Undo The case is related to Group D appointments made in the West Central Zone of the Indian Railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, during Lalu Prasad's tenure as the railway minister between 2004 and 2009, allegedly in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates, officials said. In his petition in the high court, Prasad sought the quashing of the FIR and three chargesheets filed in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the subsequent orders of cognisance. Live Events The case was registered on May 18, 2022, against Yadav and others, including his wife, two daughters, unidentified public officials and private persons. The former chief minister said the FIR was lodged in 2022 -- almost a 14-year delay -- despite the CBI's initial enquiries and investigations being closed after filing of closure report before the competent court. "Initiation of the fresh investigation in the concealment of the previous investigations and its closure reports is nothing but an abuse of the process of law," it said. The petitioner argued he was being made to suffer through an "illegal, motivated investigation" in violation of his fundamental right to a fair investigation. "Both, the initiation of the present enquiries and investigations are non est as both have been initiated without a mandatory approval under Section 17A of the PC Act. Without such approval, any enquiry/inquiry/investigation undertaken would be void ab initio," the plea added. Yadav called it a scenario of "regime revenge and political vendetta" as the initiation of investigation without such approval vitiated the entire proceedings since inception with the being a "jurisdictional error".
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Land-for-jobs scam: Lalu Yadav moves SC to stay trial court proceedings
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has moved the Supreme Court against an order dismissing his plea seeking a stay on the trial court proceedings over the CBI's land-for-jobs case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh would likely hear the matter on July 18. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Project Management Management Digital Marketing Degree Healthcare Data Analytics Leadership Design Thinking MBA Data Science Public Policy Product Management MCA others Technology Finance Operations Management Artificial Intelligence Data Science Cybersecurity Others PGDM CXO healthcare Skills you'll gain: Project Planning & Governance Agile Software Development Practices Project Management Tools & Software Techniques Scrum Framework Duration: 12 Weeks Indian School of Business Certificate Programme in IT Project Management Starts on Jun 20, 2024 Get Details Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management Project Planning & Risk Analysis Strategic Project/Portfolio Selection Adaptive & Agile Project Management Duration: 6 Months IIT Delhi Certificate Programme in Project Management Starts on May 30, 2024 Get Details On May 29, the Delhi High Court said there were no compelling reason to stay the proceedings. The high court issued notice to the CBI on Yadav's plea for quashing of the CBI FIR and posted the hearing on August 12. The case is related to Group D appointments made in the West Central Zone of the Indian Railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, during Lalu Prasad's tenure as the railway minister between 2004 and 2009, allegedly in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates, officials said. Live Events In his petition in the high court, Prasad sought the quashing of the FIR and three chargesheets filed in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and the subsequent orders of cognisance. The case was registered on May 18, 2022, against Yadav and others, including his wife, two daughters, unidentified public officials and private persons. The former chief minister said the FIR was lodged in 2022 -- almost a 14-year delay -- despite the CBI's initial enquiries and investigations being closed after filing of closure report before the competent court. "Initiation of the fresh investigation in the concealment of the previous investigations and its closure reports is nothing but an abuse of the process of law," it said. The petitioner argued he was being made to suffer through an "illegal, motivated investigation" in violation of his fundamental right to a fair investigation. "Both, the initiation of the present enquiries and investigations are non est as both have been initiated without a mandatory approval under Section 17A of the PC Act. Without such approval, any enquiry/inquiry/investigation undertaken would be void ab initio," the plea added. Yadav called it a scenario of "regime revenge and political vendetta" as the initiation of investigation without such approval vitiated the entire proceedings since inception with the being a "jurisdictional error".
