A court order that has profound implications

Will the DRI appeal against the order of the Bombay High Court?

Govt starts talks on using services of private third party arbitrators

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Arjun Raghavendra M

5 min read Last Updated : Nov 03 2019 | 1:48 AM IST

The Bombay High Court order of October 17 in the case of the Adani group has far-reaching legal implications that threaten to jeopardise the evidence-gathering process of our law enforcement agencies and has the potential to destabilise many ongoing high-profile cases.

The writ petition pertains to the suspected over-invoicing of coal imports from Indonesia, being investigated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The DRI has alleged that several entities, including the Adani group, through a maze of companies in different sovereign jurisdictions, have overvalued coal imports as compared to actual export value in Indonesia with the intention of siphoning

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Topics : Bombay High Court Adani Group

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