#Senior advocate for corruption case

[rajeevsurana]

Senior advocate for ED case in Rajasthan High court

Advocate Rajeev Surana is a seasoned Senior Advocate renowned for his expertise in handling ED (Enforcement Directorate) cases within the Rajasthan High Court. With a notable legal career marked by extensive experience and a profound understanding of financial and enforcement laws, Mr. Surana has emerged as a leading authority in this complex legal domain. His adept handling of intricate ED matters, combined with a strategic and insightful litigation approach, consistently yields favorable results for his clients. Recognized for his meticulous research, persuasive advocacy, and nuanced interpretation of financial regulations, Advocate Rajeev Surana commands respect and credibility in the legal fraternity. In matters concerning Enforcement Directorate proceedings within the Rajasthan High Court, he offers invaluable expertise and representation, earning his reputation as a reliable and accomplished legal practitioner.

[ravenkings]

For nearly four years, Republicans have delved into the darkest corners of Hunter Biden’s life, seeking to tie his troubles to his father, President Biden. But as the younger Biden stands trial in Delaware on gun charges, the case’s glaring political contradictions have rendered the G.O.P. largely mute, from former President Donald J. Trump on down.

It stands to reason: The baseless claim that the Biden Justice Department is running a political persecution of Mr. Trump is somewhat undermined by the department’s prosecution of the president’s son. It is also hard to make much of allegations that Hunter Biden lied about his drug use to purchase a handgun when your party is sponsoring legislation to ease gun-purchasing restrictions for veterans struggling with mental illness, not to mention the case before the Supreme Court that could allow domestic abusers to buy firearms.

So beyond the professional provocateurs in Washington and the right-wing media, Republicans have decided to say as little as possible.

[...]

On Tuesday, when the House Judiciary Committee’s Republican majority convened a hearing on how the “D.O.J. has become politicized and weaponized under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland,” practically the only mentions of Hunter Biden came from Democrats, such as Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who asked Mr. Garland if his department had indicted Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas. The answer was yes.

“So you’ve prosecuted Democrats, and as we speak, Hunter Biden, the son of the president, is under trial in Delaware,” Mr. Cohen said, adding for good measure that the department had declined to indict a Republican member of the committee, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, after investigating him for sex trafficking.

“Mr. Gaetz is living evidence that you have not weaponized the Justice Department,” Mr. Cohen said. (Mr. Gaetz was not in the room at the time.)

Perhaps the only mention of the president’s son by a Republican at the lengthy hearing came from Representative Ben Cline of Virginia, who asked whether Mr. Garland had spoken to Hunter Biden at a state dinner for Kenya’s president last month.

“I have never spoken to Hunter Biden in my life,” Mr. Garland responded.

Then there is the charge that Hunter Biden faces — lying about drug use on a federal background check to purchase a gun — and its clash with the gun rights absolutism in the G.O.P. On Tuesday night, the House narrowly passed a measure that would remove military veterans who had been reported to the F.B.I. for mental health concerns from the national gun background check system.

“I’m encouraged to see Congress refusing to turn a blind eye to the 260,000 veterans who have been wrongfully submitted to the F.B.I.’s corrupt system,” declared Representative Eli Crane, Republican of Arizona and the amendment’s sponsor.

But that “corrupt system” is the same one that Hunter Biden is accused of subverting on federal forms as he sought to purchase a gun.

Gun rights organizations have tied themselves in knots over the case, trying to reconcile their political efforts to defeat President Biden with their attacks on the instant check system.

“Gun Owners of America believes that the gun control Hunter Biden violated is unconstitutional and Forms 4473 shouldn’t even exist,” said Erich Pratt, the group’s senior vice president. “However, so long as these infringements remain on the books, Hunter Biden deserves no special treatment from the D.O.J.”

Andrew Arulanandam, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association, said, “The N.R.A. is a determined advocate for Second Amendment rights for every law-abiding American, but we draw the line with criminal behavior.”

Democrats have had no problem pointing out the contradictions.

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, which has spent nearly two years investigating Hunter Biden, was almost sympathetic. The prosecutor in the case is an appointee of the Trump Justice Department, he noted. The judge was also nominated by Mr. Trump.

“The very existence of the Hunter Biden prosecution and trial debunk pretty much everything they’ve been saying about the Trump prosecution and trial,” he said.

And, Mr. Raskin added, “if anybody else in America was charged with lying on a federal form to get a handgun, the entire Republican apparatus would be mobilized to charge that his Second Amendment rights were being violated.”

[...]

Still, campaign strategists from both parties said this week that their candidates should leave the Hunter Biden case alone. Republicans said they were watching the courtroom in Delaware to see if the defendant’s father came up. Otherwise, they said, candidates should stick to the issues the party is winning on: the economy and the border.

The Trump campaign held a call with the news media on Tuesday to castigate President Biden’s executive order shutting the border to amnesty seekers. The former president released a slew of videos on subjects including a promise that a Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia would be released if he were elected and an embrace of mail-in ballots. Neither Hunter Biden nor any other member of the “Biden crime family” came up.

Democrats have also been eager to focus on the issues that voters care about — and Hunter Biden is not one of them.

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana on Tuesday at a CNBC forum was pressed on his assertion that the Manhattan court where Mr. Trump was convicted had been a “banana republic trial.” If so, he was asked, was the unfurling Hunter Biden case also a banana republic trial?

“Haven’t been able to watch any of that yet,” Mr. Johnson shrugged. “We’ll see. I hope not.”

[acoustic-accompaniment]

I understand what this means, but I think we should seriously reflect on words vs. actions when it comes to graphs like these. Let's start from the top

Trans Rights:

Biden has supported trans rights and solidified that people can't be turned away from Healthcare for being trans, as well as providing the option to identify as X on certain documents. Good things.

Abortion Access:

We lost Roe v. Wade under Biden, and he has done almost nothing to solidify and prevent further restrictions for abortion.

Environmental Reform:

Biden has spoken multiple times about environmental reform and his support for it, yet he sends bombs with large environmental impacts to Isreal, undoing any environmental progress he reached towards and doing untold damage to countless lives as well as our planet.

Healthcare Reform:

The average hospital stay is still roughly $2,500 depending on state, about 2% higher than in 2020. Healthcare costs more and the quality is dropping.

Prescription reform:

Medicare can now negotiate drug prices! Well, kinda. They can only negotiate a maximum of 50 drugs per year. This means that they can only change the prices of 50 drugs once per year, not keep the same drug prices low. One drug may be $50 less one year, but jump up $100 next year because they didn't negotiate it. This is just Medicare, nod Medicaid. Seniors only. Also, children get coverage, but only until the age of 6. Not much of a benefit. He did kinda chase after junk fees, but you still have to fight back personally in most cases (personal experience here.). Mostly crumbs with potential for expansion, yet no promise as of now.

Student Loan Forgiveness:

This one makes me laugh. He tossed us lies for years and even when he gave us something it was still only crumbs. It's not even enough to cover the interest according to their own site.

Infrastructure Funding:

I'll give this to him. He helped pass a bill to rebuild bridges in "poor condition or worse". It's 45,000 out of the 600,000 bridges in the states though, so not a whole lot. Still better than the nothing that was going to them, but not enough.

Advocating Race Equality:

Biden can't even see Palestinian people as people. Between that and funding racist regimes like Cop Cities and police forces with a known white supremacy problem and you've got your answer.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

See previous statement.

Vaccines and Public Health:

Covid is still around. Biden literally stated it was over, but we're experiencing huge waves every year that rival 2020 numbers. This has been a huge problem that many, many people have pointed out ever since he stated covid was over yet he still does nothing.

Criminal Justice Reform:

More crumbs and lies disguised as virtue. Decriminalizing weed on a federal level is a great example of saying big things that mean nothing. Nobody is jailed for federal weed charges.

Military Support for Isreal:

Yeah. He supports killing innocent people. Children included. We've all seen it for the past 9 months and can't deny it.

Israel/Hama's Ceasefire:

Another joke I see. He may say he supports a ceasefire, yet he keeps supplying them bombs, especially knowing what the weapons are used for. His "private calls" with Israel have amounted to giving even more bombs while going on stage and saying he's "disappointed" in what Israel is doing. Not to mention the press conferences where his own people state Biden fully supports Israel and what they're doing, backing them fully to the point of discrediting the ICC and wanting them thrown in jail for daring to condem Israel's actions.

Now, what has Biden done to stop Project 2025? To codify Roe v. Wade? To actually save lives? Weed out corruption? Prevent those who openly state they wish to be the last president from becoming president?

The answer is nothing. It's all just slow drips of potential followed by inaction and deceit. Biden is a do nothing president that promised he would leave office for someone better back in 2020 and now wishes to hold office and prevent better candidates from taking over. There's no way he doesn't know he's one of the least popular president's just behind Trump, yet he does nothing to change that. Both are senile and I honestly don't think holding onto 4 more years, if he even lives that long, would change much other than the timeline of the far right pushing their agenda.

Vote for who you want. Just know that Biden is doing nothing of substance and still allowing bad things to happen. He just tends to hide the bad a bit better until things burst and he sends his people to lie to our faces.

Look.

I have made you a chart. A very simple chart.

People say "You have to draw the line somewhere, and Biden has crossed it-" and my response is "Trump has crossed way more lines than Biden".

These categories are based off of actual policy enacted by both of these men while they were in office.

If the ONLY LINE YOU CARE ABOUT is line 12, you have an incredible amount of privilege, AND YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT PALESTINIANS. You obviously have nothing to fear from a Trump presidency, and you do not give a fuck if a ceasefire actually occurs. You are obviously fine if your queer, disabled, and marginalized loved ones are hurt. You clearly don't care about the status of American democracy, which Trump has openly stated he plans to destroy on day 1 he is in office.

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated the name of Kashyap “Kash” Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced Patel’s nomination, highlighting his distinguished career in various government roles. These include serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council during Trump’s first term as President. Trump praised Patel for his work in investigating the so-called “Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax,” calling him an “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people. “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people. He played a pivotal role in uncovering the ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution. During my first term, Kash did an incredible job, serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials,” the US President-elect said. Trump further tasked Patel with addressing critical issues such as rising crime rates, criminal gangs, and human and drug trafficking across the US border. He also underlined that Patel would work under Attorney General Pam Bondi to restore the FBI’s core motto: Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity. “This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the border,” Trump stated, adding that “Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to restore Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI.” Who Is ‘Kash’ Patel?  Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel was born in New York in 1980 to Gujarati parents, who he said grew up in East Africa. He graduated from Garden City High School in Long Island. According to his Department of Defense profile, Patel completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Richmond before returning to New York to earn his law degree and a certificate in International Law from the University College London Faculty of Laws in the United Kingdom. Patel began his career as a public defender, trying scores of complex cases ranging from murder to narco-trafficking to financial crimes in jury trials in state and federal courts. He served as the former Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller. He has worked as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism (CT) at the National Security Council (NSC). During this time, Patel oversaw the execution of several of the then US President Donald Trump’s top priorities, including eliminating ISIS and Al-Qaeda leadership and the safe repatriation of numerous American hostages. Patel has also served as the National Security Advisor and Senior Counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).   [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated the name of Kashyap “Kash” Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced Patel’s nomination, highlighting his distinguished career in various government roles. These include serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council during Trump’s first term as President. Trump praised Patel for his work in investigating the so-called “Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax,” calling him an “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people. “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people. He played a pivotal role in uncovering the ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution. During my first term, Kash did an incredible job, serving as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials,” the US President-elect said. Trump further tasked Patel with addressing critical issues such as rising crime rates, criminal gangs, and human and drug trafficking across the US border. He also underlined that Patel would work under Attorney General Pam Bondi to restore the FBI’s core motto: Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity. “This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the border,” Trump stated, adding that “Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to restore Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI.” Who Is ‘Kash’ Patel?  Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel was born in New York in 1980 to Gujarati parents, who he said grew up in East Africa. He graduated from Garden City High School in Long Island. According to his Department of Defense profile, Patel completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Richmond before returning to New York to earn his law degree and a certificate in International Law from the University College London Faculty of Laws in the United Kingdom. Patel began his career as a public defender, trying scores of complex cases ranging from murder to narco-trafficking to financial crimes in jury trials in state and federal courts. He served as the former Chief of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller. He has worked as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism (CT) at the National Security Council (NSC). During this time, Patel oversaw the execution of several of the then US President Donald Trump’s top priorities, including eliminating ISIS and Al-Qaeda leadership and the safe repatriation of numerous American hostages. Patel has also served as the National Security Advisor and Senior Counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).   [ad_2] Source link

[mahloeletshepo]

The truth prevails as Mpati Commission-ordered forensic probe vindicates Harith

Harith General Partners is satisfied that the truth has finally prevailed in the years-long, sustained and malicious campaign to taint it with allegations of malfeasance. This comes after the forensic investigation commissioned by the PIC concluded in its final report that there was no evidence to support the damaging allegations made more than 5 years ago by a Senior Member of Parliament. The report vindicates Harith which has had to operate under a human-made cloud of suspicion, peppered with sporadic, gratuitous, false and unfair political attacks on its brand and reputation. Harith welcomes the fact that the Public Investment Corporation and Government Employees Pension Fund commissioned investigation has made findings that align precisely with every aspect of what we have consistently told South Africans all along; that Harith has been scrupulous in all its dealings with the PIC and the GEPF.

The forensic probe was commissioned jointly by the PIC and the GEPF, in fulfilment of recommendations by the Mpati Commission into the affairs of the PIC. It has now returned with findings that respond directly, adequately and finally to each of the questions the Mpati Commission felt needed further investigation, namely;

“To examine the entire PAIDF [Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund] initiative to determine that all monies due to both parties [PIC and GEPF] have been paid and properly accounted for” [Page 435. Para 66 of the Commission report]

“To determine whether any monies due to overcharging or any other malpractice should be recovered” [Page 435. Para 66 of the Commission report]

“The board of the PIC should examine whether the role played by either Mr Moleketi and Mr Mahloele breached their fiduciary duties or the fit and proper test required of a director in terms of the Companies Act” [Page 435. Para 67 of the Commission report]

In a letter summing up the report’s findings on all these questions, the PIC and GEPF have informed Harith that: “The investigation found that there was no evidence to support the allegations that were made with regard to Harith General Partners and Harith Fund Managers”.

Harith welcomes the forensic investigation findings, and now considers the allegations of impropriety against it, in their various iterations, to be now well and truly ventilated. This latest probe is the fifth process that has looked into these matters, with Harith’s full cooperation, and with none of them making any findings of wrong-doing against the company. The full gambit of processes that have looked into and disposed of these allegations is;

The Mpati Commission; whose outcomes raised a number of unwarranted questions without making any firm findings against Harith, Mr Tshepo Mahloele, and Mr Jabulani Moleketi. Instead of making firm findings, the commission recommended a joint-forensic probe by the PIC and the GEPF.

The Constitutional Court case of UDM v Lebashe and others; which among others found that the UDM and Mr Bantu Holomisa “…did not provide any shred of evidence of actual misconduct, corruption and self-dealing” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 59], and “The applicants were not entitled to wantonly defame the respondents under the pretext that they were executing a constitutional duty…it was not for the public benefit to publish the unverified defamatory information” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 62]

The South African Venture and Private Capital Association (SAVCA); concluded; “ The committee is of the view that the legal and fee structures set out in the fund terms are in line with industry standards.” And “The committee found no contravention of the SAVCA Code of Conduct based on the information contained in the PIC report and the evidence received from Harith.”

Harith’s own forensic investigation conducted by Crowe Forensics SA and Advocate Terry Motau SC; It investigated the Harith fees structure for the PAIDF PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2 and found it to be “Comparable at the relevant time period with other Private Equity funds in the industry”. It concluded: “Harith [has] not yet earned any incentive fees – any allegation that the Fund Managers have earned “rich rewards” in regard to incentive fees (carried interest) is therefore without substance. Based thereon, it is therefore apparent that the allegations set out in the PIC Report in regard to the Harith fee structures (for PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2) are unfounded”

PIC and GEPF joint forensic report; which was ordered by the Mpati Commission and whose outcomes are contained in the latest report.

“Harith operates in the highly-regulated financial services sector, so we are no strangers to, and are quite comfortable with heightened scrutiny. Our line of business requires the utmost fidelity to those who entrust us with their funds and investments. That’s why throughout these processes that have ensued since these allegations were first raised, we have been fully cooperative and played open-cards at every stage”, said Harith CEO Sipho Makhubela. “This is therefore not a case of Harith being “cleared” by the forensic probe. It is a case of the forensic probe arriving at the only logical destination of the truth-seeking exercise that any conscientious investigation was inevitably destined to reach; a finding that the truth has been on our side all along” – added Makhubela

Throughout all these processes, Harith’s detractors have been able to wantonly, and with no consequence, continue to cast aspersions on a lawfully established and legitimately operating corporate entity, exacting an incalculable toll on the company, its brand, credibility in the market, employees, shareholders, investors, as well as business and financial relationships. Throughout this saga, the callous campaign to destroy Harith and the reputations of Messrs Mahloele and Moleketi was thinly-masked as an exercise of political or parliamentary “oversight”, and insults hurled at them became the trading stock of a politician and his entity who were seeking to shore-up their dimming prospects. Those politicians and their fellow-travellers who gave their lies currency and buoyancy now crawl back into the woodwork, while the victims of their sustained slander are left to repair the extensive damage they wrought on their reputations and brands. The kind of brand and character assassination Mr Holomisa and his ilk embarked upon in the past five years is a sinister perversion of political and constitutional oversight and checks and balances!

Yet, even through this period, Harith was not cowered, and continued to focus on its vision of harnessing Africa’s capital muscle towards the development of socio-economically impactful infrastructure across the continent, an undertaking that was made infinitely harder by this economic sniping campaign. Harith considers this sordid chapter closed, and places its trust in the discerning people of South Africa and the continent, who know too well that “lies have short legs”.

[kimskashmir]

Excise Policy Case: Supreme Court refused to grant interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged excise policy scam and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest. As the hearing commenced before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, senior advocate…

[werindialive]

Hemant Soren's Potential Comeback: Jharkhand Politics Braces for Shakeup

In a surprising turn of events, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren may be set to reclaim his position at the helm of the state government. This development comes just months after Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged land scam case, which led to his resignation from the top post.

Sources close to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leadership reveal that the party is seriously considering reinstating Soren as the Chief Minister. This move is seen as a bold statement by the JMM-led coalition government, which has maintained that the charges against Soren are politically motivated.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a senior JMM leader stated, "We want to send a clear message of leadership and stability. Hemant ji's return as CM would reaffirm our commitment to the people of Jharkhand and our belief in his innocence."

The potential return of Soren to the Chief Minister's office is being viewed as a strategic move by the ruling coalition to consolidate its position ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Political analysts suggest that this could energize the party's base and present a united front against the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

However, the proposed move is not without its challenges. The BJP has vehemently opposed any such decision, calling it a "mockery of justice." BJP state president Babulal Marandi commented, "How can someone facing serious corruption charges be reinstated as CM? This shows the utter disregard the JMM has for law and governance."

Legal experts are divided on the feasibility of Soren's return while his case is still under investigation. Senior advocate Ravi Kumar noted, "While there's no legal bar on Soren becoming CM again, it would be unprecedented for someone facing active ED investigation to hold such a high office."

Meanwhile, the current Chief Minister, Champai Soren (no relation to Hemant), who took over after Hemant's arrest, has maintained a diplomatic stance. "Any decision regarding leadership will be taken collectively by our alliance partners," he stated in a recent press conference.

The Congress party, a key ally in the ruling coalition, has expressed cautious support for the move. State Congress chief Rajesh Thakur said, "We stand with our alliance partner JMM and will respect their decision on leadership."

As speculation mounts, the JMM is expected to make a formal announcement in the coming days. The potential return of Hemant Soren as Chief Minister would undoubtedly reshape the political landscape of Jharkhand and could have far-reaching implications for regional politics in eastern India.

The eyes of the nation are now on Jharkhand, as this unfolding political drama could set a precedent for how cases against sitting chief ministers are handled in the future.

For more political news India in Hindi, keep visiting WeRIndia.

[thenow-times]

The truth prevails as Mpati Commission-ordered forensic probe vindicates Harith

Harith General Partners is satisfied that the truth has finally prevailed in the years-long, sustained and malicious campaign to taint it with allegations of malfeasance. This comes after the forensic investigation commissioned by the PIC concluded in its final report that there was no evidence to support the damaging allegations made more than 5 years ago by a Senior Member of Parliament. The report vindicates Harith which has had to operate under a human-made cloud of suspicion, peppered with sporadic, gratuitous, false and unfair political attacks on its brand and reputation. Harith welcomes the fact that the Public Investment Corporation and Government Employees Pension Fund commissioned investigation has made findings that align precisely with every aspect of what we have consistently told South Africans all along; that Harith has been scrupulous in all its dealings with the PIC and the GEPF.

The forensic probe was commissioned jointly by the PIC and the GEPF, in fulfilment of recommendations by the Mpati Commission into the affairs of the PIC. It has now returned with findings that respond directly, adequately and finally to each of the questions the Mpati Commission felt needed further investigation, namely;

“To examine the entire PAIDF [Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund] initiative to determine that all monies due to both parties [PIC and GEPF] have been paid and properly accounted for”

“To determine whether any monies due to overcharging or any other malpractice should be recovered”

“The board of the PIC should examine whether the role played by either Mr Moleketi and Mr Mahloele breached their fiduciary duties or the fit and proper test required of a director in terms of the Companies Act”

In a letter summing up the report’s findings on all these questions, the PIC and GEPF have informed Harith that: “The investigation found that there was no evidence to support the allegations that were made with regard to Harith General Partners and Harith Fund Managers”.

Harith welcomes the forensic investigation findings, and now considers the allegations of impropriety against it, in their various iterations, to be now well and truly ventilated. This latest probe is the fifth process that has looked into these matters, with Harith’s full cooperation, and with none of them making any findings of wrong-doing against the company. The full gambit of processes that have looked into and disposed of these allegations is;

The Mpati Commission; whose outcomes raised a number of unwarranted questions without making any firm findings against Harith, Mr Tshepo Mahloele, and Mr Jabulani Moleketi. Instead of making firm findings, the commission recommended a joint-forensic probe by the PIC and the GEPF.

The Constitutional Court case of UDM v Lebashe and others; which among others found that the UDM and Mr Bantu Holomisa “…did not provide any shred of evidence of actual misconduct, corruption and self-dealing” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 59], and “The applicants were not entitled to wantonly defame the respondents under the pretext that they were executing a constitutional duty…it was not for the public benefit to publish the unverified defamatory information” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 62]

The South African Venture and Private Capital Association (SAVCA); concluded; “ The committee is of the view that the legal and fee structures set out in the fund terms are in line with industry standards.” And “The committee found no contravention of the SAVCA Code of Conduct based on the information contained in the PIC report and the evidence received from Harith.”

Harith’s own forensic investigation conducted by Crowe Forensics SA and Advocate Terry Motau SC; It investigated the Harith fees structure for the PAIDF PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2 and found it to be “Comparable at the relevant time period with other Private Equity funds in the industry”. It concluded: “Harith [has] not yet earned any incentive fees – any allegation that the Fund Managers have earned “rich rewards” in regard to incentive fees (carried interest) is therefore without substance. Based thereon, it is therefore apparent that the allegations set out in the PIC Report in regard to the Harith fee structures (for PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2) are unfounded”

PIC and GEPF joint forensic report; which was ordered by the Mpati Commission and whose outcomes are contained in the latest report.

“Harith operates in the highly-regulated financial services sector, so we are no strangers to, and are quite comfortable with heightened scrutiny. Our line of business requires the utmost fidelity to those who entrust us with their funds and investments. That’s why throughout these processes that have ensued since these allegations were first raised, we have been fully cooperative and played open-cards at every stage”, said Harith CEO Sipho Makhubela.

“This is therefore not a case of Harith being “cleared” by the forensic probe. It is a case of the forensic probe arriving at the only logical destination of the truth-seeking exercise that any conscientious investigation was inevitably destined to reach; a finding that the truth has been on our side all along” – added Makhubela

Throughout all these processes, Harith’s detractors have been able to wantonly, and with no consequence, continue to cast aspersions on a lawfully established and legitimately operating corporate entity, exacting an incalculable toll on the company, its brand, credibility in the market, employees, shareholders, investors, as well as business and financial relationships. Throughout this saga, the callous campaign to destroy Harith and the reputations of Messrs Mahloele and Moleketi was thinly-masked as an exercise of political or parliamentary “oversight”, and insults hurled at them became the trading stock of a politician and his entity who were seeking to shore-up their dimming prospects. Those politicians and their fellow-travellers who gave their lies currency and buoyancy now crawl back into the woodwork, while the victims of their sustained slander are left to repair the extensive damage they wrought on their reputations and brands. The kind of brand and character assassination Mr Holomisa and his ilk embarked upon in the past five years is a sinister perversion of political and constitutional oversight and checks and balances!

Yet, even through this period, Harith was not cowered, and continued to focus on its vision of harnessing Africa’s capital muscle towards the development of socio-economically impactful infrastructure across the continent, an undertaking that was made infinitely harder by this economic sniping campaign. Harith considers this sordid chapter closed, and places its trust in the discerning people of South Africa and the continent, who know too well that “lies have short legs”.

Robert Bailey

[thetimesnow]

The truth prevails as Mpati Commission-ordered forensic probe vindicates Harith

Harith General Partners is satisfied that the truth has finally prevailed in the years-long, sustained and malicious campaign to taint it with allegations of malfeasance. This comes after the forensic investigation commissioned by the PIC concluded in its final report that there was no evidence to support the damaging allegations made more than 5 years ago by a Senior Member of Parliament. The report vindicates Harith which has had to operate under a human-made cloud of suspicion, peppered with sporadic, gratuitous, false and unfair political attacks on its brand and reputation. Harith welcomes the fact that the Public Investment Corporation and Government Employees Pension Fund commissioned investigation has made findings that align precisely with every aspect of what we have consistently told South Africans all along; that Harith has been scrupulous in all its dealings with the PIC and the GEPF.

The forensic probe was commissioned jointly by the PIC and the GEPF, in fulfilment of recommendations by the Mpati Commission into the affairs of the PIC. It has now returned with findings that respond directly, adequately and finally to each of the questions the Mpati Commission felt needed further investigation, namely;

“To examine the entire PAIDF [Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund] initiative to determine that all monies due to both parties [PIC and GEPF] have been paid and properly accounted for”

“To determine whether any monies due to overcharging or any other malpractice should be recovered”

“The board of the PIC should examine whether the role played by either Mr Moleketi and Mr Mahloele breached their fiduciary duties or the fit and proper test required of a director in terms of the Companies Act”

In a letter summing up the report’s findings on all these questions, the PIC and GEPF have informed Harith that: “The investigation found that there was no evidence to support the allegations that were made with regard to Harith General Partners and Harith Fund Managers”.

Harith welcomes the forensic investigation findings, and now considers the allegations of impropriety against it, in their various iterations, to be now well and truly ventilated. This latest probe is the fifth process that has looked into these matters, with Harith’s full cooperation, and with none of them making any findings of wrong-doing against the company. The full gambit of processes that have looked into and disposed of these allegations is;

The Mpati Commission; whose outcomes raised a number of unwarranted questions without making any firm findings against Harith, Mr Tshepo Mahloele, and Mr Jabulani Moleketi. Instead of making firm findings, the commission recommended a joint-forensic probe by the PIC and the GEPF.

The Constitutional Court case of UDM v Lebashe and others; which among others found that the UDM and Mr Bantu Holomisa “…did not provide any shred of evidence of actual misconduct, corruption and self-dealing” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 59], and “The applicants were not entitled to wantonly defame the respondents under the pretext that they were executing a constitutional duty…it was not for the public benefit to publish the unverified defamatory information” [UDM v Lebashe judgment, para 62]

The South African Venture and Private Capital Association (SAVCA); concluded; “ The committee is of the view that the legal and fee structures set out in the fund terms are in line with industry standards.” And “The committee found no contravention of the SAVCA Code of Conduct based on the information contained in the PIC report and the evidence received from Harith.”

Harith’s own forensic investigation conducted by Crowe Forensics SA and Advocate Terry Motau SC; It investigated the Harith fees structure for the PAIDF PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2 and found it to be “Comparable at the relevant time period with other Private Equity funds in the industry”. It concluded: “Harith [has] not yet earned any incentive fees – any allegation that the Fund Managers have earned “rich rewards” in regard to incentive fees (carried interest) is therefore without substance. Based thereon, it is therefore apparent that the allegations set out in the PIC Report in regard to the Harith fee structures (for PAIDF 1 and PAIDF 2) are unfounded”

PIC and GEPF joint forensic report; which was ordered by the Mpati Commission and whose outcomes are contained in the latest report.

“Harith operates in the highly-regulated financial services sector, so we are no strangers to, and are quite comfortable with heightened scrutiny. Our line of business requires the utmost fidelity to those who entrust us with their funds and investments. That’s why throughout these processes that have ensued since these allegations were first raised, we have been fully cooperative and played open-cards at every stage”, said Harith CEO Sipho Makhubela.

“This is therefore not a case of Harith being “cleared” by the forensic probe. It is a case of the forensic probe arriving at the only logical destination of the truth-seeking exercise that any conscientious investigation was inevitably destined to reach; a finding that the truth has been on our side all along” – added Makhubela

Throughout all these processes, Harith’s detractors have been able to wantonly, and with no consequence, continue to cast aspersions on a lawfully established and legitimately operating corporate entity, exacting an incalculable toll on the company, its brand, credibility in the market, employees, shareholders, investors, as well as business and financial relationships. Throughout this saga, the callous campaign to destroy Harith and the reputations of Messrs Mahloele and Moleketi was thinly-masked as an exercise of political or parliamentary “oversight”, and insults hurled at them became the trading stock of a politician and his entity who were seeking to shore-up their dimming prospects. Those politicians and their fellow-travellers who gave their lies currency and buoyancy now crawl back into the woodwork, while the victims of their sustained slander are left to repair the extensive damage they wrought on their reputations and brands. The kind of brand and character assassination Mr Holomisa and his ilk embarked upon in the past five years is a sinister perversion of political and constitutional oversight and checks and balances!

Yet, even through this period, Harith was not cowered, and continued to focus on its vision of harnessing Africa’s capital muscle towards the development of socio-economically impactful infrastructure across the continent, an undertaking that was made infinitely harder by this economic sniping campaign. Harith considers this sordid chapter closed, and places its trust in the discerning people of South Africa and the continent, who know too well that “lies have short legs”.

Eva Henke

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K Kavitha Case: Legal Dynamics and Political Ramifications - A Comprehensive Analysis of the Supreme Court's Decision

Introduction The recent ruling by the Supreme Court in the case involving K Kavitha, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), has ignited widespread debate and scrutiny. This comprehensive analysis delves into the intricate legal dynamics, the political ramifications, and the broader implications of the Court's decision. The Context: K Kavitha Legal Battle K Kavitha's entanglement in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Excise Policy has thrust her into the spotlight. The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) allegations and subsequent arrest have set the stage for a legal showdown with far-reaching consequences. The Supreme Court's intervention becomes pivotal in navigating the complexities of justice and politics. Understanding the Supreme Court's Decision The Supreme Court's refusal to grant urgent relief to K Kavitha, while directing her to seek bail from the trial court, marks a significant development in the legal saga. A special bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh, and Bela M Trivedi underscored the need for adherence to due process while refraining from commenting on the merits of the case. Legal Proceedings: A Complex Landscape  The legal landscape surrounding K Kavitha's case is multifaceted, with implications extending beyond individual culpability. The Court's decision to issue notice in Kavitha's challenge against provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and to tag the matter with petitions seeking review of the Vijay Madanlal judgment reflects the intricacies of legal procedure and precedent. The Bail Conundrum for K Kavitha The expeditious consideration of Kavitha's bail plea emerges as a central concern amidst the legal proceedings. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal's impassioned pleas for a fair hearing and his emotional appeal underscore the gravity of the situation. The delicate balance between legal impartiality and political influence comes to the fore as the Court navigates through the complexities of bail jurisprudence. Political Implications: Balancing Justice and Influence  The intersection of law and politics in K Kavitha's case raises profound questions about the sanctity of democratic institutions and the role of political actors in shaping legal outcomes. The Court's assertion that political status does not confer special privileges underscores the imperative of upholding the rule of law in a democratic society. Allegations and Investigations: Unraveling the Excise Policy Scandal The Enforcement Directorate's allegations against K Kavitha and her alleged involvement in the "South Group" lobby of liquor traders shed light on the intricate web of corruption and political intrigue surrounding the excise policy case. The ED's investigation into kickbacks and illicit transactions underscores the gravity of the charges and the imperative of accountability in public office. Legal Precedent and Judicial Discourse K Kavitha's case joins a list of high-profile arrests in connection with the excise policy case, including former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. The legal precedent set by the Court in adjudicating these cases reverberates across the legal landscape, shaping future jurisprudence and judicial discourse. Arvind Kejriwal's Response: Navigating Political Turmoil Amidst K Kavitha Legal Battle Following K Kavitha's arrest, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's decision to move the Supreme Court adds another layer of complexity to the ongoing legal saga. His strategic maneuvering and political resilience in the face of adversity underscore the symbiotic relationship between law and politics in shaping public discourse and electoral outcomes. Conclusion: Toward Justice and Accountability in K Kavitha Case As the legal proceedings unfold, the nation grapples with the complexities of justice, accountability, and political expediency. The Supreme Court's role as the arbiter of truth and fairness becomes paramount in upholding the principles of democracy and the rule of law. In navigating the intricate legal dynamics and political ramifications of K Kavitha's case, the Court charts a course toward justice and accountability, ensuring that the wheels of justice continue to turn in the service of the nation. Read the full article

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Supreme Court to get constitutionally prescribed 21 Justices – CJN, Ariwoola

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday revealed that the Supreme Court will for the first time in its history, get the constitutionally-prescribed 21 justices any moment from now. The development, he said, is to rescue the Apex Court from the gale of retirements that hit it which for the first time brought the number of Justices to an all-time low of just 10 Justices. Justice Ariwoola made this known on the occasion of the commencement of the 2023/2024 legal year of the Court and the inauguration of 58 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) held at the Supreme Court Complex. The CJN explained that the struggle to have 21 Justices on the Supreme Court bench as required by law, was kick-started by his predecessor but that the effort was unsuccessful before he left office. However, upon his assumption of office on the 27th day of June 2022, he said he immediately got down to work on the struggle because of its urgent and immediate need in particular. He said, ”Although we have not gotten them on board yet, I can convincingly tell the litigant public that in a very short while, the Supreme Court of Nigeria will, for the very first time in its history, get the Constitutionally-prescribed full complement of 21 Justices”. “That is one of the legacies I have been working assiduously to leave behind as it now seems that the Court has been somewhat ‘jinxed’ from meeting its Constitutional requirement since that piece of legislation was enacted several years ago”. He spoke on the fate that has befallen the judiciary, adding, “Our Courts should be trusted at home and abroad for the high level of respect for the rule of law and the institutional and personal independence of our judiciary. The CJN canvassed that the independence of the judiciary must be given adequate statutory protection, not just at the Federal level alone but equally at the State level so that they could be seen to be truly and genuinely independent in all ramifications. “The rule of law and the holistic independence of the judiciary should always be cherished by all. As the Chief Justice of Nigeria, I will do everything within my ability to make it remain part of my responsibility to nourish. “The Judiciary, as it is today, is more deserving of public trust and confidence than ever before; and we are poised to reposition it for effective justice delivery to make our beloved country a destination of note in the observance of the rule of law and tenets of Constitutionalism. “It is a solemn pledge that we, as a judicial body, are making at this occasion that we are definitely going to work more assiduously and tirelessly to make our country earn for itself the fullest respect and confidence of both the citizens and the international community. He advised all Judicial Officers serving in our jurisdiction to make books their armour and hard work their armaments to confront the headwinds of ignorance, conservatism and stagnation. “Such a Judge, who does not maintain the highest standard of integrity, has no right to continue to occupy the Chair as a Judicial Officer. In the same vein, if a Judicial Officer is found to be corrupt, then, he cannot be allowed to hold such a divine Chair of a Judge. “Like I said earlier, be bold in all your judgments by deciding cases without fear or favour, because fear and favour come in many hues and colours. For instance, fear of one’s own past, of peer pressure, of public criticism, etc. “Like some people often misconstrue, favour does not only come in monetary terms but also through nepotism, personal bias and prejudices. We should all know that if the faith of the people is to be maintained in the Judiciary, then the river of judicial process has to be kept pure. “On that basis, we must eschew fear and favour at all cost. If the people think your judgment is biased, tainted, or partial, they will doubt the judicial process and the river of justice will stand contaminated. No doubt about that! “Therefore, it is our solemn responsibility to keep the river clean at all times. Needless to say, impartiality is the hallmark of a Judge. So, I admonish all of us to always be impartial in all our judgments. On the performance of the Apex Court in the last year, the CJN said matters filed at the Court from the 12th day of September 2022 to the 11th day of July 2023, stood at 1,271, comprising motions and appeals. Out of which he said the Court heard 388 political appeals, 215 criminal appeals, and 464 civil appeals. Similarly, he said, the court considered a total number of 49 criminal motions, 153 civil motions, and 2 political motions. Between the 30th day of September 2022 and the 11th day of July 2023, he said the Court delivered a total number of 251 judgments. Out of these, 125 were political appeals, 81 were civil appeals and 45 were criminal appeals. “Within the period under review (precisely 10 months’ duration), a total number of 91 Rulings were delivered by the Court’. The CJN changed the new SANs to watch their utterances, actions and the company they keep because they have already assumed the role of Ministers of the Court, as they are now expected to assist the Court in attaining justice, equity and fairness in all ramifications. “You must display enormous integrity, self-discipline and a high standard of advocacy as custodians of justice”, the CJN said. “The privilege you are conferred with today does not, in any way, make you superhuman because humility and self-control remain the essential tools to engage in wrestling the foibles of life’. Even as we celebrate the successes recorded in the past legal year in the disposal of cases, I would like to admonish all Nigerians on the imperative of being less litigious and being more disposed to alternative dispute resolutions to free the courts of this unnecessary over-stretching of both human and material resources. I have made it clear on different occasions that it is not every dispute that must find its way to the court, and it is not every matter that must come up to the Supreme Court on appeal. ”Our laws have to be amended to make most appeals end at the Court of Appeal, which is competent, dexterous and well-equipped with the right materials and manpower to adjudicate effectively and resourcefully. In every dispute, only one party must win; and winning could come after intense legal fireworks that are transparent and based solely on subsisting laws of the land. ”We cannot import foreign laws to try our cases here, as some litigants would erroneously and desperately want us to do in the quest to get victory. ”If we really want to make progress as a nation and collectively build a virile legal framework that will serve our interest to the best of its ability, we must begin to have a change of attitude. Read the full article

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By • Olalekan Fagbade We’ll never be overwhelmed by mob,- Chief Justice declares amid knocks on Judiciary over recent Judgments Amid the prevailing public criticisms against the judiciary, the Chief Justice Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said the judicial institution will not succumb to overiding public sentiments in the discharge of its constitutional duties. The CJN said this while speaking at the opening of the special session of the 2023/2024 legal year and the swearing-in of 58 newly conferred Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). He said, “I expect every judicial officer to work very hard and also be very honest and courteous to the litigants, witnesses and members of the bar, and discharge all your judicial functions with all the humility at your command. “Even while doing this, it is still necessary to have at the back of your minds that public opinions, sentiments or emotions can never take the place of the law in deciding the cases that come before you. “The law remains the law, no matter whose interest is involved. In all we do, as interpreters of the law, we should endeavour to severe the strings of emotion from logic and assumption from fact. “We should never be overwhelmed by the actions or loud voices of the mob or crowd and now begin to confuse law with sentiment or something else in deciding our cases. “Nevertheless, unnecessary and unwarranted utterances are bound to embarrass not only others, but the Judge himself; thus what should be asked, should be asked, and what should not be asked, should be avoided.” The CJN pledged to his commitment to safeguard the rule of law, the holistic independence of the judiciary and the trust and confidence of the public. The CJN further assured that soon the apex court would enjoy its full complement of 21 justices to break the jinx of its inability to meet the constitutional requirement. He disclosed that the efforts of the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO), which was inaugurated in 2018 by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice W.S.A Onnoghen, to fast-tracking the trial of corruption and financial related crimes in the country, has seen the 10 convictions by the ICPC and 1,094 by the EFCC in the 2022/2023 period. He said the Supreme Court received 1,271 cases comprising motions and appeals between September 12, 2022 and July 11, 2023. Out of these, the apex court heard 388 political appeals, 215 criminal appealed and 464 civil appeals, while it also considered a total of 49 criminal motions, 153 civil motions, and 2 political motions. He said within the same period, the apex court delivered a total of 251 judgments, out of which 125 were political appeals, 81 were civil appeals and 45 were criminal appeals and 91 rulings.

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Pezzullo Pissing In Political Pockets

Michael Pezzullo, according to 60 Minutes, has been revealed as a Machiavellian character operating inside the halls of power in Canberra. Pezzullo pissing in political pockets in search of influence is operating well outside the remit of a member of the public service. The expose by Nine Fairfax investigative reporters shows him to be a right wing power broker rather than an apolitical appointment. The Home Affairs Secretary in his clandestine relationship with Liberal Party insider Scott Briggs has crossed the line repeatedly and consistently over many years. The trove of once encrypted messages now revealed should ring the death knell on his career. “The Age and 60 Minutes first revealed the series of texts between Pezzullo and Liberal powerbroker, Scott Briggs, in which the home affairs secretary disparaged senior Coalition ministers and advocated for a right winger to be minister responsible for his department. In a statement on Monday, the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, said: “I am aware of reporting regarding communications between Mr Michael Pezzullo and Mr Scott Briggs.” “ - (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/25/home-affairs-department-head-michael-pezzullo-referred-to-public-service-commissioner-over-leaked-texts)

Neoliberal champions who led us where we find ourselves - ripped off by our own economy!

Michael Pezzullo’s Text Messages Reveal Political Power Plays

The stench coming from Pezzullo’s promptings and covert campaigning within the Turnbull/Morrison Coalition government is pungent. This is another light on a very bad government. The disgraceful Robodebt debacle. Scott Morrison secretly making himself the Minister for everything. Sports rorts. Rape and sexual abuse allegations in parliament. The PwC tax scandal. The bodies are mounting up like our SAS unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Many of the bad actors like Stuart Robert, Alan Tudge, Marise Payne and Chistian Porter have already left the building.

Public Servants Behaving Badly Under Morrison

As an observer of the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison federal governments It is hard not to see it as a low watermark in recent Australian political history. A time where self-interest and aggrandisement were modelled and encouraged by the leaders of the day. A decade where the entrenched wealthy become much richer at the expense of fairness and equality within Australia. The Liberal Party  lost its way under the aegis of the leering Tony Abbott and the lying Scott Morrison. Morality and transparency became opaque. Jobs for the boys and a public service aggressively brown nosing its way to fulsome pay packets. Robodebt would cost tax payers $1.8 billion and several vulnerable Australians would lose their lives. Half a million Australians were wrongly accused of owing large amounts of money to Centrelink. The senior public servants in these departments were an absolute disgrace and should be prosecuted.

People like this man! Pezzullo Built His Home Affair's Fiefdom Michael Pezzullo lobbied for and created the Home Affairs department. He would become king of this castle under the Coalition. Pezzullo seemingly adored Dutton, during his time as the minister in charge. Pezzullo had a penchant for strong right wing types, it appears. He wanted Peter Dutton to replace Turnbull as PM, but settled for Scomo instead. He lobbied Scott Briggs tirelessly for what he wanted and there must have been plenty of back scratching in return – it would be interesting to examine his actions in light of this. This could well be a plumb case for the NACC. Corruption and inappropriate behaviours in the halls of power must be properly addressed in Australia. For too long we have been a bad joke in this regard. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom. ©WordsForWeb

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"Unexpected Twist: TN Minister's DA Case Takes an Intriguing Turn, Prompting DVAC to Request Judge's Recusal"

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has accused the Madras High Court of jeopardizing its right to appeal the acquittal of DMK minister K Ponmudy in a disproportionate assets case. Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing the DVAC, stated that the acquittal order was only issued in June, and there is still time to decide on filing an appeal. Luthra also highlighted that…