Mining Scam: Jharkhand High Court Holds PILs Against Hemant Soren Maintainable
NDTV
The Jharkhand High Court rejected the arguments made by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi questioning the maintainability of the two PILs.
The Jharkhand High Court has held two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) against Chief Minister Hemant Soren related to shell companies and mining lease maintainable.
The Jharkhand High Court, in its 79-page judgement, rejected the arguments made by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi questioning the maintainability of the two PILs filed against Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his associates.
The High Court in its order said that the respondent lawyers have objected to the PILs on these grounds - first, they argued the PILs have not been filed in accordance with the rules framed by the Jharkhand High Court.
Second, petitioner Shiv Shankar Sharma has not furnished the credentials, as required under Jharkhand High Court Rules. Third, the writ petitions have been filed with mala fide intention since the father of the writ petitioner was the witness in a criminal case instituted against the father of the CM, Shibu Soren, in which he was convicted by the trial court.
