Mumbai: CBI registered the facilities of a retired official from the National Company Law (NCLT) in a case in which a legal signature is accused of accepting a bribe of an NCLT litigant for a favorable order. The initial demand was 1.5 million rupees to influence the members of NCLT, which was reduced to 1 million rupees after negotiations. Of this amount, RS 20 Lakh was paid in the account of the legal firm at the request of CBI. The remaining amount should be paid in cash.
CBI registered a case against the owner of the legal firm and its employee. The role of NCLT retired official, now private consultant, is not clear. CBI is investigating possible connections between accused individuals and current and previous officials of NCLT.
In the current case, the audiences in the case of the litigant ended last year, and NCLT reserved it for an order in August.
In NCLT, Mumbai, the plaintiff had filed a petition against the company. After following the legal process, a resolution plan was presented to the NCLT Bank, and after concluding the arguments, the bank reserved the order in August. The order has not yet been announced.
According to CBI FIR, the legal firm employee approached the plaintiff, claiming connections with NCLT members and offering a favorable decision for monetary compensation.
The legal firm used the term ‘rates’ as a code for bribery. The plaintiff decided to approach CBI. CBI verified his accusation and subsequently registered the FIR.
The investigations showed that after the initial application of the employee of the legal firm of a 50% advance was rejected, he, together with the owner of his signature, agreed to a 20% advance (RS 20 Lakh). CBI monitored its movements and recently registered its facilities. During the subsequent examination of their mobile phones and other tests, CBI registered the NCLT retired official on Monday.
The CBI FIR appointed the owner of the legal firm together with its employee, together with unknown public servants and private persons, for criminal conspiracy and trying to manipulate public cases through illegal means.
