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The Union Ministry of Law and Justice may forward a summons from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to a sessions court in Ahmedabad, which could then serve it on billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani at his local address, The Hindu reported.
According to the report, the Union government confirmed this development through an internal note shared with the media. The note cited an official request received from the Central Authority of the USA under the Hague Convention on the Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, 1965. The treaty allows signatory nations to serve legal documents on individuals involved in litigation abroad.
“Under consideration is a request for service of summons received from the Central Authority USA, under the Hague Convention for Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, 1965,” the Union government was quoted as saying by The Hindu.
The ministry stated that it had reviewed the documents and found them to be "in consonance" with the Hague Convention. If approved, the documents would be forwarded to the District and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for further action. However, it remains unclear who will be responsible for granting the final approval.
The summons relates to a case filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where the SEC and the US Attorney’s Office charged Adani and others with allegedly concealing their involvement in a “massive bribery scheme”.
The case, filed on November 21 last year, alleges that approximately $265 million in bribes were promised to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts.
The Adani Group has denied the allegations, dismissing them as “baseless”, but the legal proceedings in the US are ongoing.
The indictment also raises concerns about the role of SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), a public sector entity, suggesting that it may have quoted power rates higher than market prices.
The documents further indicate that SECI might have shared internal documents with some of the accused, including Sagar Adani, Gautam Adani’s nephew and CEO of Adani Green Energy Limited.
The case has sparked global attention, given the Adani Group’s vast business empire and its close ties with the Indian government. The next course of action now depends on the Union Law Ministry’s decision on the summons request.
According to the report, the Union government confirmed this development through an internal note shared with the media. The note cited an official request received from the Central Authority of the USA under the Hague Convention on the Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, 1965. The treaty allows signatory nations to serve legal documents on individuals involved in litigation abroad.
“Under consideration is a request for service of summons received from the Central Authority USA, under the Hague Convention for Service of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, 1965,” the Union government was quoted as saying by The Hindu.
The ministry stated that it had reviewed the documents and found them to be "in consonance" with the Hague Convention. If approved, the documents would be forwarded to the District and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for further action. However, it remains unclear who will be responsible for granting the final approval.
The summons relates to a case filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where the SEC and the US Attorney’s Office charged Adani and others with allegedly concealing their involvement in a “massive bribery scheme”.
The case, filed on November 21 last year, alleges that approximately $265 million in bribes were promised to Indian government officials to secure solar energy contracts.
The Adani Group has denied the allegations, dismissing them as “baseless”, but the legal proceedings in the US are ongoing.
The indictment also raises concerns about the role of SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), a public sector entity, suggesting that it may have quoted power rates higher than market prices.
The documents further indicate that SECI might have shared internal documents with some of the accused, including Sagar Adani, Gautam Adani’s nephew and CEO of Adani Green Energy Limited.
The case has sparked global attention, given the Adani Group’s vast business empire and its close ties with the Indian government. The next course of action now depends on the Union Law Ministry’s decision on the summons request.
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