Somaiya in his petition has listed 51 companies formed by

Tatkare with his family members and friends as directors and alleged that they had allegedly purchased benami lands in Maharashtra and also indulged in money laundering, thereby causing losses to public exchequer. Tatkare, in his affidavit filed earlier, termed the petition as false, malicious and frivolous and claimed that it was filed out of political rivalry and was politically motivated. "The allegations made by the petitioner in the PIL are completely false and devoid of any factual basis. The bald and vague allegations of corruption are motivated and does not in fact make out any case of corruption or of commission of any criminal offences," Tatkare had said in his affidavit. "It has been alleged that my family and other associates have floated and purchased several companies which have acquired large land holdings. It has been alleged that these benami companies have been shown favouritism by manipulation in tendering processes and awarding of contracts. This allegation is totally false and vague," Tatkare said. He further refuted allegations that the companies are benami and owned and financed by him.