Tag: CBI

CBI tells panel it asked govt in 2005 to approach Supreme Court on Bofors case

Source – hindustantimes.com The CBI has told a parliamentary panel that it was denied permission from the then Central government to approach the Supreme Court against a 2005 Delhi high court order in the Bofors guns case, sources here said. The six-member Public Accounts Committee’s sub-committee on defence is looking into non-compliance of certain aspects of

Why India’s ‘inhuman’ jails may kill off hopes of Vijay Mallya’s extradition

Source – moneycontrol.com When officials of India’s home ministry met with their counterparts from the United Kingdom on Tuesday, it was in the wake of a recent London court order that could pose a barrier to India’s efforts to extradite erstwhile liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The Westminster Magistrate’s court in London, which is currently handling Mallya’s case,