Radia nexus: KG Balakrishnan in more trouble
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By Ajay Kanth 29 Dec 2010 01:53:15 AM IST
KOCHI: More trouble is brewing for former CJI K G Balakrishnan as the alleged links of his family members with the now infamous corporate lobbyist Niira Radia are being revealed.
The controversial corporate connections are mentioned in the complaint filed by Delhi-based journalist Dr M Furquan before the Vice- President’s office on May 4, 2010. The complaint said that Balakrishnan’s son Pradeep had mediated with Dubaibased NRI businessman Yusuf Ali for settling the legal battle between Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) over Krishna Godavari (KG) basin gas supply.Furquan contended that “Pradeep, who is a practising advocate in the Supreme Court, visited Dubai seven times for mediating with the NRI businessman in connection with the disputed”.The three-and-a-half-year battle between the Ambani brothers ended when the Supreme Court on May 7, 2010 delivered a verdict favouring the stand taken by the RIL.This verdict was what Niira Radia was referring to in her conversations, including that with Vir Singhvi.The complaint also pointed out the alleged role played by the former CJI in granting relief to CPM leader Pinarayi Vijayan in the sensational SNC-Lavalin case.“Justice K G Balakrishnan has fast-tracked the SNCLavalin case due to pressure exerted on him by his family members, who are very friendly with Pinarayi Vijayan,” the complaint said.It said, “the PM’s Principal Secretary T K A Nair, who is also Chairman of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation, and Christy Fernandes, who is the secretary to the President, have jointly met up with the Chief Justice for influencing him in favour of Pinarayi Vijayan with whom both of them are very friendly.” Furquan also contended that “mining tycoon Janardhana Reddy has met the CJI’s son-in-law P V Sreenijin in Kochi seeking his help in getting the CJI go soft on cases in which the Reddy brothers are embroiled.’’
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