New application on Suresh Prabhu representation, on alleged Railway Counsel Om Prakash and on order dated 20 Nov 2014 filed by General Electric whistleblower - Seema Sapra, General Electric whistle-blower - WP Civil 1280 of 2012, a corruption whistle-blower petition in the Delhi High Court (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company and Others)

All, the attached application and annexures have been filed by me today in the Delhi High Court. It is also reproduced below. 

I stayed in a cheap Karol Bagh hotel (Hotel Sunstar Heights) last night where toxic chemicals including pesticides were again released into my hotel room last night and this morning. 

Yesterday and today, toxic chemicals were also introduced into my car. 

Seema Sapra

In the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No.  1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Company and Others                                               ….Respondents

URGENT APPLICATION

The Registrar

Delhi High Court

New Delhi

Please list this application in court on 1 December 2014 as the writ petition is already listed on that date. The ground of urgency is that urgent directions are sought regarding the petitioner’s representations regarding Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu, Advocate Om Prakash’s attack on the petitioner, and the court order dated 20 November 2014. 

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as a result of corruption complaints against General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

In the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                                        …Petitioner

Versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                                         ….Respondents

An Application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner’s representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections

                                                                                    The Petitioner above named

Most Respectfully Showeth:

1.                  This is an application placing on record the concerns of the Petitioner-whistle-blower regarding developments in the Railway Ministry, Respondent 4 herein, which have an impact on how the Government of India deals with the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying that are before this Court in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the proposed electric locomotive factory in Madhepura.

2.                  The new NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office after the General Elections in May 2014.

3.                  Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Mr Sadanand Gowda as the Railway Minister in May 2014.

4.                  On 9 November 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly replaced Mr Sadanand Gowda with Mr Suresh Prabhu as the Railway Minister.

5.                  Since this petition was filed in February 2012 drawing attention to the biggest corruption scandal in the Railway Ministry to date involving public revenue to the tune of almost 20 Billion USD, the Railway Ministry has seen several rail ministers including Ms Mamata Bannerjee, Mr Dinesh Trivedi, Mr Pawan Bansal, Mr Kharge, Mr Sadanand Gowda, and now Mr Suresh Prabhu. Even former PM Mamohan Singh held charge of this Ministry for a short time. Out of this list, at least 2 rail ministers (Pavan Bansal and Sadanand Gowda) overseeing these projects have been subjected to phone taps. Both Pavan Bansal and Sadanand Gowda have faced criminal investigations involving close family members during their tenure as Rail Ministers. The Rail Minister is required to approve the award of the Marhowra and Madhepura Projects.

6.                  It must be reiterated that General Electric Company is capable of influencing political leaders and of targeting Rail Ministers and Railway Board members in order to prevent them from discharging their official duties in connection with the complaints of corruption against General Electric.

7.                  PM Narendra Modi met the CEO of General Electric Company (Jeffrey Immelt) during his September 2014 visit to the United States.

8.                  In September 2014, the Financial Commissioner of the Railway Board had written to then Rail Minister Sadanand Gowda complaining about the corruption in the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and recommending that the 2013 tenders for these Projects should also be scrapped as these constitute debt traps for the Indian Railways. According to the Railway Board Financial Commissioner there was no necessity for the Railways to enter into such long term binding purchase orders with assured offtake for electric and diesel locomotives in such large numbers.

Railway official removed after debt trap projection, warned against setting up of rolling stock making units Ajmer Singh, ET Bureau Oct 18, 2014, 04.00AM IST http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-18/news/55172927_1_indian-railways-debt-trap-arunendra-kumar ("If financial commitments…) NEW DELHI: The financial commissioner of the Indian Railways has been removed a month after she came up with projections that the state-owned transport behemoth could be headed for an 'irreversible debt trap' if it went ahead with plans to set up new rolling stock manufacturing units. The official, Rashmi Kapoor, was removed on October 14 and replaced by Rajalakshmi Ravi Kumar. The change took place when Kapoor, who was also holding post of Additional Member (Finance) in the Railway Board, was in Japan on an official trip. On September 5, Kapoor had sent a note to Railway Board chairman Arunendra Kumar, cautioning against setting up new rolling stock manufacturing units under Assured Offtake Agreements (AOT) on the ground that this would result in a financial commitment of Rs 1.65 lakh crore, which would plunge the Railways into a debt trap. The September 5 letter was marked to the Railway minister. Kumar confirmed that the finance department had reservations about the wisdom of the locomotive manufacturing plans, but said the Railways would go ahead. "In 2009 the finance department said yes, and in 2014 it says no, that is not acceptable. I must tell you that due diligence has been done, there is no question of debt trap. We are getting the best technology, these are high technology locomotives which our factories can't make. The locomotives are instant revenue earners, tracks won't give you money," Kumar told ET. An official from the finance department said its analysis indicated huge outflows on account of interest payments. "We sensitised the new regime in July-August, and in September, recorded our objections on the files that there is no requirement of additional locomotives. And that the proposals to set up rolling stock manufacturing units under Assured Off-Take (AOT) agreements through PPP mode should be dropped." If financial commitments are affected, the annual lease charge serving liability of Indian Railways (IR) towards Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC), from whom loans shall be raised, would exceed the annual borrowing," a senior Railway officer told ET on condition of anonymity. "We had apprised the previous Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge also, but nothing happened. And now we decided, this is a national waste and can't be allowed," he said. Further, locomotives and wagons, if needed, can be sourced from units belonging to the Railways. Besides, Dedicated Freight Corridors, once made operational, would permit high-speed freight trains, thereby reducing the additional rolling stock requirement, so there is a need to decongest the tracks, the finance department reportedly advised. However, the officials of Mechanical and Electrical wings of the Raiways, insists that the figures projected by the finance wing are theoretical and not applicable to field situations. They insist there is a requirement of additional wagons and locomotives, and commitments made in Parliament to set up these units must be honoured. "We are short by 500-600 locos and we can't invest in inefficient loco units, where saturation has already reached. Also money generated through these new locos will be high. The two units at Madhepura and Marhowra would manufacture 1800 locos, these are revenue earners. The Cabinet has approved the financial bid document for these two projects. Under the AOT agreements, we have rigid performance parameters. And for 6000 HP and 12000 HP locos, the technology being offered is far superior, which our units at Chitaranjan and Varanasi can't manufacture," Kumar said. The two units proposed to be set up under AOT agreement are ELF Madhepura (for electric locomotive) and DLF Marhowra (HP Diesel Locomotives). In all, 15 rolling stock units are proposed to be set up under AOT agreements, through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. According to official figures, in 2013-14, Railways borrowings were at Rs 11,790 crore, whereas lease charges (debt servicing) stood at Rs 13,180 crore, with a negative cash flow of Rs 1,390 crore. "The total financial commitment between 2018- and 2029 is estimated to be Rs 1.65 lakh crore. These are all green field projects and railways shall have to pay for them by borrowing from IRFC. And if AOT commitments are affected, then average annual borrowing from IRFC would peak to Rs 38,000crore. Railways is not generating enough to pay service charges, which include dividend charges to government of India and lease charges to IRFC," disclosed a senior railway official, who has direct knowledge of the ongoing controversy.

9.                  News reports were subsequently published that Mr Sadanand Gowda was not inclined to proceed with the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects.

10.              Therefore when Mr Sadanand Gowda was suddenly replaced on ( November 2014 by Mr Suresh Prabhu as Railway Minister, the Petitioner decided to look into Mr Suresh Prabhu’s background.

11.              Based upon her research into Mr Suresh Prabhu’s background, the Petitioner emailed her concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister to the President of India and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 November 2014.

12.              These two emails of the Petitioner dated 17 November 2014 and titled “Suresh Prabhu's benami companies - further representation to PM Narendra Modi about unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu as Rail Minister from Seema Sapra, General Electric whistle-blower in WP Civil 1280 of 2012, a corruption whistleblower case (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company and Ors.)” totalling 23 pages have been filed by her in this matter on 19 November 2014 and are on the court record.

13.              These emails raise the following concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister.

To the President Pranab Mukherjee, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am concerned that Mr Suresh Prabhu as the new Railway Minister will assist General Electric Company and Montek Singh Ahluwalia in covering up the corruption, bribes, forgery, fraud, and illegal lobbying involved in the Projects and tenders for the diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the electric locomotive factory at Madhepura, which complaints are subjudice before the Delhi High Court in Writ Petition Civil No. 1280/2012 (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company & Others). The PMO, the Railway Ministry, the CVC, the CBI and the Delhi Police Commissioner are the State respondents who have all been issued notice by the Delhi High Court in this matter. General Electric Company, Bombardier, Siemens, Alstom, EMD (a Caterpillar subsidiary) and BHEL are all respondents in this matter who have been issued notice by the Delhi High Court. I remind you of some aspects from Mr Suresh Prabhu’s past and recent past. Mr Suresh Prabhu was involved in the multi-crore cobbler scam in Maharahtra in the mid-1990s when he was Chairman of Saraswat Bank. Mr Suresh Prabhu also played a dubious role in the Enron-GE-Dabhol scam when he was Power Minister in the Vajpayee led NDA government. It appears as if Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Power Minister was to facilitate the cover up of the corrupt dealings in the Dabhol Project. Suresh Prabhu benefited from the Adarsh scam as a flat allottee, and with his links to power and politics in Maharashtra, his claim that he was unaware of the illegalities and was a mere “victim” is disingenuous. I attach a copy of Mr Suresh Prabhu’s CV. He claims to be active as an entrepreneur in the area of renewable energy. He is therefore bound to have past and ongoing ties to General Electric Company, one of the biggest corporates in the area of energy and renewable energy. Mr Suresh Prabhu is pursuing a PhD at the Freie University in Berlin, which is described on the internet as a CIA funded organization. Mr Suresh P. Prabhu is Chairperson of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India. Suresh Prabhu’s son Ameya Prabhu is an entrepreneur and investor in energy portfolios and projects. His CV reads like that of a middleman for energy deals. Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu appear to have been jointly working as a lobbying/fixer/facilitator team for corporate interests in the area of renewable energy and water policy and projects in India. Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu must disclose their past and present dealings (including financial dealings) with General Electric Company and its affiliates. Ameya Prabhu’s business interests create a clear conflict of interest if Suresh Prabhu handles any energy/ renewable energy related policy/ projects for the Government of India. It is therefore a matter of grave concern that the present government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Suresh Prabhu as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp — “Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy.” I have earlier complained of conflict of interest concerns regarding Montek Singh Ahluwalia and his son Pawan Ahluwalia. Mr Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu are in the same boat and Mr Suresh Prabhu’s recent appointments to positions in the Government of India raise serious concerns of conflict of interest. The Narendra Modi government came to power after an election campaign run on anti-corruption messaging and promises. That is why the appointment of Mr Suresh Prabhu to government positions and to the Railway Ministry despite his conflict of interest and past background of involvement in corruption and its cover-up is very disappointing. I urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to correct course and to ensure that there is no cover up of the corruption, bribes, forgery, fraud, and illegal lobbying involved in the Projects and tenders for the diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the electric locomotive factory at Madhepura, which complaints are subjudice before the Delhi High Court in Writ Petition Civil No. 1280/2012 (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company & Others). I have included below a brief dossier on Mr Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu. Seema Sapra Dossier on Suresh Prabhu Amerya Prabhu is the Deputy Managing Director of Greenergy Renewables Private Limited which describes itself as a Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) and a Renewable Energy Services Company (RESCO). According to its website, Blue Crane Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (BCH) is the investor in Greenergy Renewables Pvt. Ltd. Ameya Prabhu is the nominee of Blue Crane in Greenergy. Greenergy’s website contains the following profile for Ameya Prabhu: “Mr. Ameya Prabhu - Deputy Managing Director Mr Ameya Prabhu, in his capacity as Deputy Managing Director, is responsible for working closely with the Managing Director to lead the organization towards achievement of its goals. Mr Prabhu is involved extensively in devising a corporate strategy for Greenergy, and in raising funds for the company. Mr Prabhu is a nominee of Blue Crane Holdings on the Board of Directors of Greenergy Renewables. Blue Crane Holdings is a company focused on emerging business opportunities in the water and clean energy sectors. His areas of expertise include: finance, renewable energy, energy efficiency, power, foreign collaborations and partnerships. Mr Prabhu was previously a Director with Energy India Corporation and was involved in developing thermal and wind power projects in South Asia. He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project.  His earlier experience includes stints at IL&FS marine transport division, Enam Consultants, DSP Merill Lynch and ICICI Bank. Mr Prabhu holds a Masters in Financial Management from the IE Business School and is a CFA Level II Candidate. He has a B.Sc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick.” The Blue Crane website at http://www.bluecraneholding.com/index01.htm contains no information about its officers or its investors.  The only information on this website is some contact information which reads as under: “Aban House, 3rd floor, Sai Baba Lane (Rope Walk Lane), Behind Rhythm House Fort, Mumbai 400023 INDIA Tel : +91-22-4002 5770 Fax : +91-22-4002 5778 Email: info@bluecraneholding.com Web : www.bluecraneholding.com” Ameya Prabhu is also shown as a Director in Essay Infra, and the company’s website contains the following profile for Suresh Prabhu: “Ameya Prabhu, Director With a Bsc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and a Masters in Financial Management from the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, he is actually positioned as a CFA Level II Candidate. Previously a Director with Energy India Corporation, Mr. Prabhu was involved in developing thermal and wind power projects in South Asia. He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project. His earlier experience includes stints at IL&FS marine transport division, Enam Consultants, DSP Merill Lynch and ICICI Bank. Mr.Prabhu’s areas of expertise include: finance, renewable energy, energy efficiency, power, foreign collaborations and partnerships. Currently he is actively working towards promoting closer integration between companies in India, China and Latin America.” Energy India Corporation has no functional website. This is where Ameya Prabhu claims to have worked earlier. http://essayinfra.com/ameya_prabhu.html ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PVT. LTD. Corporate Office: 201, Sumer Kendra, P.B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400093, Maharashtra, India.             Tel.: +91 22 - 40963300 Fax: +91 22 - 40963300 Email: info@essayinfra.com Essay Infra’s website describes its business areas in the following terms: “Business Areas SWIFT business, swiftly. Essay Infra has evolved its key areas of focus in synch with the India-development theme. With our focus on Solar Energy, Water, Infrastructure, Finance and Trading, Essay Infra is aligned to make most of the immense potential that lies ahead in the region. We have designed the interplay between our areas of focus and our global partnerships to embed speed and efficiency as we seek to focus on SWIFT in a swift manner.” Mr Suresh Prabhu also appeared to own a Finance Company at one time. “AMEYA PRABHU FINANCE LIMITED L65990MH1997PLC106955 No of Views 8 ( 0 voters) Brief AMEYA PRABHU FINANCE LIMITED is a listed company registered on 31/03/1997. The company has an authorized capital of Rs 30,00,000.00 and paid-up capital of Rs 25,00,000.00. Its registered office is situated at Unit No 1/2 & 3 Mid Townplaza Shivaji Nagarnear Punjab National Bank, Thane, Maharashtra, India-400604. The status of company in the records of Registrar is strike off which means that it has closed its operations. Company has currently 0 director and falls under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Company-Mumbai. BASIC DETAILS Incorporation Date 31/03/1997 Registering Authority Registrar of Company-Mumbai Registration Number 106955 Listing Type Listed Company Nature Company limited by shares Company Type Public Status at Registry Strike off Company Sub Category Indian Non-Government Company Authorized Capital Rs. 30,00,000.00 Paid-up Capital Rs. 25,00,000.00 CONTACT DETAILS  Edit Address           UNIT NO 1/2 & 3 MID TOWNPLAZA SHIVAJI NAGARNEAR PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK City     THANE State    Maharashtra Country           INDIA Pin       400604 Email Id          Not Available” Published: July 2, 2014 01:58 IST | Updated: July 2, 2014 01:58 IST Suresh Prabhu to head panel on power Sandeep Dikshit The National Democratic Alliance government has appointed the former Cabinet Minister, Suresh Prabhu, as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp — “Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy.” Mr. Prabhu will draw on his experience as the initiator of reforms in the power sector during his tenure as Power Minister in the former NDA government when he had piloted the integrated electricity bill and the law for setting up a regulator, something that current Minister Piyush Goyal wants to do in the coal sector, sources said. Mr. Prabhu will be assisted by three former bureaucrats — Pratyush Sinha, Anil Baijal and Partha Bhattacharya. The former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Pratyush Sinha, was earlier heading a committee overseeing distribution of Central officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre between the two successor States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the previous government. Vast experience Mr. Baijal has extensive experience in the public and private sectors. A former Indian Airlines chief and former Union Home Secretary, he has also been associated with DLF, ITC and Bharti Groups post-retirement. Mr. Bhattacharya is a former Coal India Limited chief who had piloted the country’s largest IPO. He was also instrumental in turning around Bharat Coal that was incurring annual losses of Rs. 600 crore. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suresh-prabhu-to-head-panel-on-power/article6167646.ece Keywords: Power ministry, Suresh Prabhu National          MAGAZINE | JAN 15, 1997 MAHARASHTRA Beneficiaries All Politicians are implicated in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam CHARUBALA ANNUNCIO THE boot may well be on the other foot now. While it was former sheriff Sadruddin Daya of Dawood shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes who were held as the prime accused in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam, fresh investigations have revealed the full-fledged compliance of Maharashtra politicians in the fraud. Leaders from all three prominent parties—the Congress, the BJP and the Shiv Sena—appear to have been involved in the diabolical siphoning of public funds under the garb of setting up cooperative societies for poor cobblers. While Congressman Shinde's Chakrayu society flouted rules with impunity, the Sena-BJP's Munde (right) helped by making it easy for Mumbai cooperatives to avail of KVIC subsidies.     And in the coming weeks, investigators hope to unearth the names of the political beneficiaries of the embezzlement. Meanwhile, allegations are flying thick and fast. Among the political links being investigated is that of former Maharashtra chief minister, Sharad Pawar. Though there is no direct evidence implicating the Congress leader, investigations have revealed Tejani to be a director of the    Rs 500-crore Dynamix Dairy Products Pvt Ltd in which Pawar is believed to have a stake through the holdings of family members. According to sources, the sole milk supplier to Dynamix, the Baramati Milk Cooperative, is controlled by Pawar. Sources hint that a good amount of the money from the shoe scam may have been diverted to Dynamix. However, the Pawar link still remains tenuous. What is not tenuous, however, is that it was during Pawar's regime that Congressmen had a field day. It was at this time thistimethat                              Sushil Kumar Shinde, chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), floated the Chakrayu society which flouted every rule in the book. It dealt in machine-made goods against the mandatory rule of handcrafted leatherwear. So while the project report guaranteed employment to 2,000 cobblers, only about 50 were actually employed. Further, the rules say that 10 per cent of the total funds should be contributed by members of the society; 60 per cent should come from financial institutions and the state government should loan the remaining 30 per cent. However, according to the Accountant General's report, member contribution to the Rs 133-lakh Chakrayu project was just            Rs 4.75 lakh. Of this, Rs 4.25 lakh was contributed by 200 members who were shown as "people of repute". Investigations reveal that they included Kripashankar, vice-president, MPCC and Ramdas Phutane, a Congress MLC, among others. With the cobblers being too poor to contribute even the token Rs 100 to join cooperatives, it is usually the Mahatma Phule Vikas Mahamandal which pays their membership fee. However, in the case of Chakrayu, the Mahamandal refused to give the funds. In 1992, Shinde, then state finance minister, got the government to sanction Rs 44.5 lakh for the society in three instalments. In a further flouting of rules, Shinde got the Maharashtra State Finance Corporation to sanction Rs 60 lakh. Once Chakrayu was formed, the cobblers' interests were given a back seat, say sources. Normally, every member of a cooperative society has equal voting rights, but Chakrayu modified the rule—only members with a contribution of Rs 1,000 or more were entitled to vote. This virtually alienated the cobbler members of the society. The Congress involvement has given enough ammunition to the BJP and the Shiv Sena against the previous regime, although both parties cannot deny the involvement of some of their own members. For the moment, however, it is Pawar and his partymen who are being accused of turning a blind eye to the looting of public money. Points out Kirit Somaiya, MLA and Mumbai city president of the BJP: "The previous government cannot be absolved of the responsibility of letting such activity flourish for over 10 years." Nor does that absolve the Shiv Sena-BJP government. The present deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who held the finance portfolio for about three months and presented the '96-'97 budget, is also under the cloud of suspicion. Mrs Maharuk Keravala, a friend of Tejani's wife and a prime suspect in the scam, has alleged that she, along with BJP MLA Sadashiv Lokh-ande and others, approached Munde to help them out. Munde obliged by raising the sales tax exemption limit to Rs 50 lakh and doing away with the need for societies to get a certifi-cation from the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The KVIC had laid down in 1987 that only societies located in villages were entitled to benefits from it. By doing away with the need for certification, Munde made it possible for cooperatives located in Mumbai to enjoy the bene-fits of KVIC subsidies. As investigations continue, lesser known politicians are also being pulled into the net. Money to prime accused Sadruddin Daya was sanctioned by the chairman of Saraswat Cooperative Bank, Suresh Prabhu, who is now a Shiv Sena MP. Bomb blast accused Abu Azmi of the Samajwadi Party has also been found to have links with the scam-sters. The Economic Offence Wing has identified Shiv Sena legislator Baburao Mane among those who may have been aware of the scam. The BJP claims it is looking into the involvement of its members. The Sena has not been as categoric. But with the interrogation of the accused revealing names of leading lights in the political firmament, the cobbler scam is likely to have a fallout whose repercussions will be felt by all parties, be it the Congress, the BJP or the Shiv Sena. http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?202844 The Great Indian Cobbler Scam 24 APR So, in my 5th semester I had to make a project and presentation on ‘The Cobbler Scam’ and while doing all my online research on this topic I realized there wasn’t a wikipedia page dedicated to this scam so I thought I’d post my project on my blog for anyone who’d be interested in knowing more about it.  Many of the details are going to shock you and for people who’ve never even heard about this scam,you might even find it amusing,initially. Most people haven’t heard about the Great Indian Cobbler Scam  because  it happened only in Mumbai and was exposed in 1995 and ever since there have been SEVERAL scams that have been unearthed which were way bigger and significant than this one. Nevertheless, this scam involved a lot of money and many banks and prominent people as well. And we need to be aware of how rampant corruption in India is in every single field. No wonder India can be aptly called ‘The land of Scams’. So here it is, The Great Indian Cobbler Scam Image  The Cobbler Scam is one of the biggest multi million dollars scam in Indian History, is nicknamed The Great Cobbler Scam. What really happened in this Great Cobbler Scam was that various businessman & politicians had siphoned around $600 million US dollars from a scheme that was floated by the Government of India meant to benefit the poor cobblers of Mumbai. Instead, it went into the pockets of the elites who used this money to built luxury homes for themselves and also brought luxury cars, boats, arts, etc. The money of the scheme was meant to provide low interest loans and tax concessions to the Mumbai’s poorest – cobblers who work 16-hours a day for less than $2. Not a single penny reached these cobblers. The modus operandi of the mastermind was to float a cooperative society of cobblers to avail of soft government loans through various schemes. Several bogus societies of cobblers were formed only for the purpose of availing these soft government loans. The main heads Daya of Dawood Shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes created fictitious cooperative societies for cobblers. On behalf of these non existing cooperative societies they availed loans of crores of rupees from different banks. The accused created a fictitious cooperative society of cobblers to take advantage of government loans through various schemes. The banks involved in giving loans were also charge sheeted. The primary accused in the multi-crore shoe scam is Sohin  Daya, son of former Sheriff of Mumbai. The people involved in this racket were Saddrudin Daya, former sheriff of Mumbai and owner of Dawood Shoes, Rafique Tejani, owner of Metro Shoes, Kishore Signapurkar, proprietor of Milano Shoes, and Abu Asim Azmi, president of Samajwadi Party’s Mumbai unit and partner in Citywalk Shoes. Beside them various officials of banks and financial institutions were also involved in this multi million dollars scam. The Banks whose officials were involved in this scam are: Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait. This scam cost the Government of India around $600 million US dollars. This was one of the worst scam in India that cheated the poorest people of the society and benefited a lot of rich and elite people. This is one of the reasons why poverty in India is difficult to eliminate. The scam was exposed in 1995. HOW THE SCAM UNEARTHED: The following is an article by the Express News Service on how the Cobbler Scam was exposed: VIGILANT AGENCIES EXPOSED SHOE SCAM Express News Service MUMBAI, June 1: The unearthing of the Rs 1600-crore cobbler’s scam that closed in on bigwigs of the shoe industry was expected, caused as it was by three agencies working towards its exposure. Officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s octroi department had lodged complaints about raw materials being brought into the city on a large scale. These materials had octroi concessions as they were brought in lieu of the cooperative societies. On the basis of the complaints, the police carried out its own investigations, and a diligent officer in the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies decided to do a complete survey of registered societies in Mumbai. Immediately after taking charge in 1995, Sudhir Thakre, the joint registrar of the Cooperative Society for Mumbai division, ordered a survey of the registered societies. “Our officers, especially auditors of each of these societies complained that most of these societies did not exist at the registered addresses furnished to this office,” Thakre said in an exclusive interview to Express Newsline, narrating the process of investigation into the big business’ way to success through fictitious cobbler societies. Thakre decided to survey all the societies that had been formed. “Normally, since most of the cobblers were poor and illiterate, we did not like to harass them with too much inspection. “This leniency on the registrar’s part was misused by the businessmen,” he admitted. The BMC, meanwhile, complained to the police about huge consignments of raw materials (used for the purpose of shoe-making) being brought into Mumbai. Worth around two crores, these materials obtained octroi concessions. The police started making their own investigations, and both the agencies got suspicious when “all the cobblers’ societies were found missing.”A clearer picture emerged by January 1996 when flying squads with the registrar were given specific orders to follow a society to its very last. A report on prima facie evidence was made for the police by March 1996. “My boys worked for five months, sometimes without the societies themselves realising it, and by August 1996, we got the complete picture,” he said. DCP Sanjay Pandey, who had taken over the Economic Offences Wing then approached him asking for details, since he too was working on the case. “By September 9, a report of 80 to 90 pages was ready for the police. “Till then, we had completed 19 raids and 51 societies were being investigated.” The rest, as they say, is history. Copyright © 1997 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd. People Affected by the Scam •The poor Cobblers of Mumbai are the one who are majorly affected by the Scam as they were not benefited by a single rupee of the Scheme which was meant only for them. •Government of India was also affected by the Scam as the scam  cost  the  Government  around  1200  crores  Indian rupees. •The Banks whose officials were involved in the scam like Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, spoiled their reputation. •Politicians,  bureaucrats  and  top  shoe  manufacturers  in Maharashtra were also affected as the Shoes manufacturers have to shut their shoe outlets and their business was lost. Politicians Implicated in the Scam The boot may well be on the other foot now. While it was former sheriff Sadruddin Daya of Dawood shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes who were held as the prime accused in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam, fresh investigations have revealed the full-fledged compliance of Maharashtra politicians in the fraud. Leaders from all three prominent parties the Congress, the BJP and the Shiv Sena appear to have been involved in the diabolical siphoning of public funds under the garb of setting up cooperative societies for poor cobblers. Meanwhile, allegations are flying thick and fast. Among the political links being investigated is that of former Maharashtra chief minister, Sharad Pawar. Though there is no direct evidence implicating the Congress leader, investigations have revealed Tejani to be a director of the  Rs500-crore Dynamix Dairy Products Pvt Ltd in which Pawar is believed to have a stake through the holdings of family members. According to sources, the sole milk supplier to Dynamix, the Baramati Milk Cooperative, is controlled by Pawar. Sources hint that a good amount of themoney from the shoe scam may have been diverted to Dynamix. However, the Pawar link still remains tenuous. What is not tenuous, however, is that it was during Pawar’s regime that Congressmen had a field day. It was at this time that Sushil Kumar Shinde, chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh CongressCommittee (MPCC), floated the Chakrayu society which flouted every rule in the book. It dealt in machine-made goods against the mandatory rule of handcrafted leatherwear. So while the project report guaranteed employment to 2,000 cobblers, only about 50 were actually employed. Further, the rules say that 10 per cent of the total funds should be contributed by members of the society; 60 per cent should come from financial institutions and the state government should loan the remaining 30 per cent. However, according to the Accountant General’s report, member contribution to the Rs 133-lakh Chakrayu project was just Rs 4.75 lakh. Of this, Rs 4.25 lakh was contributed by 200 members who were shown as “people of repute”. Investigations reveal that they included Kripashankar, vice-president, MPCC and Ramdas Phutane, a Congress MLC,among others. With the cobblers being too poor to contribute even the token Rs 100 to join cooperatives,  it is usually the Mahatma Phule Vikas Mahamandal which pays their membership fee. However, in the case of Chakrayu, the Mahamandal refused to give the funds. In 1992, Shinde, then state finance minister, got the government to sanction Rs 44.5 lakh for the society in three instalments. In a further flouting of rules, Shinde got the Maharashtra State Finance Corporation to sanction Rs 60 lakh. Once Chakrayu was formed, the cobblers’ interests were given a back seat, say sources. Normally, every member of a cooperative society has equal voting rights, but Chakrayu modified the rule only members with a contribution of Rs 1,000 or more were entitled to vote. This virtually alienated the cobbler members of the society. The Congress involvement has given enough ammunition to the BJP and the Shiv Sena against the previous regime, although both parties cannot deny the involvement of some of their own members. For the moment, however, it is Pawar and his party men who are being accused of turning a blind eye to the looting of public money. Points out Kirit Somaiya, MLA and Mumbai city president of the BJP: “The previous government cannot be absolved of the responsibility of letting such activity flourish for over 10 years.” Nor does that absolve the Shiv Sena-BJP government. The present deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who held the finance portfolio for about three months and presented the ’96-’97 budget, is also under the cloud of suspicion. Mrs.Maharuk Keravala, a friend of Tejani’s wife and a prime suspect in the scam, has alleged that she, along with BJP MLA Sadashiv Lokh-ande and others, approached Munde to help them out. Munde obliged by raising the sales tax exemption limit to Rs 50 lakh and doing away with the need for societies to get a certification from the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC).The KVIC had laid down in 1987 that only societies located in villages were entitled to benefits from it. By doing away with the need for certification, Munde made it possible for cooperatives located in Mumbai to enjoy the benefits of KVIC subsidies. As investigations continue, lesser known politicians are also being pulled into the net. Money to prime accused Sadruddin Daya was sanctioned by the chairman of Saraswat Cooperative Bank, Suresh Prabhu, who is now a Shiv Sena MP. Bomb blast accused Abu Azmi of the Samajwadi Party has also been found to have links with the scam-sters. The Economic Offence Wing has identified Shiv Sena legislator Baburao Mane among those who may have been aware of the scam. The BJP claims it is looking into the involvement of its members. The Sena has not been as categoric. But with the interrogation of the accused revealing names of leading lights in the political firmament, the cobbler scam is likely to have a fallout whose repercussions will be felt by all parties, be it the Congress, the BJP or the Shiv Sena. What treatment was given at the end of the scam? •Based on the complaints of BMC, the police started investigations. The banks whose officials were involved in this scam are : Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat  Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait were charge sheeted. • Officials of Bank of Baroda, Saraswati Co-operative Bank and the Bombay Mercentile Co-operative Bank are also facing charges for fraudulent manipulation of government funds. • After the inquiry, Dawood, Metro, Milano, Citywalk  and a host of other shoe shops were sealed. They opened only after a long battle. • At present, the shoe scam is in queue of cases waiting to be taken up by the court of the 19th additional chief metropolitan magistrate. All the accused are out on bail. •Files on the multiple cases of the shoe scam are gathering dust on court shelves. •The case is still waiting for a trial . •The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police filed seven charge-sheets against 28 accused in the Rs 1,600-crore cobbler scam at the 37th metropolitan court. •Apart from Sadruddin Daya, the prime accused in the scam and former sheriff of Mumbai, his wife Shauheen, two international banks and five co-operative  banks have also been charge sheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The charge-sheets were filed before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Sharad N Chimade. Surprisingly, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes, Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes and Abu Asim Azmi of Citywalk Shoes have not been charge-sheeted. EOW officials said the role of the three companies in the scam was still being investigated. •Others who have been charge-sheeted are: Anwar Merchant, Salim Merchant,  Abdul  Memon,  Bashir  Inamdar, M Z Kerawala, V V Chandy, Arshad Wahedna, B.B Trivedi, R Krishnan, D K Sabawala, S Yogeshwaran and R V Bhatt, M GRamakrishnan, V P Khurana, S N Gokhale, T A Khan, Manohar Surve, Siddique, P K Sukhtankar, D J Raikar, N J Ghotage, D NKamath, P P Deshmukh,V N Dalal, J P Shah and  SiddharthShirali. •Special public prosecutor P R Namjoshi told the court that the EOW is preparing 26 sets of the charge-sheets to be given to the accused. He requested the magistrate to grant prosecution six weeks’ time to furnish the same. His request was granted. •The sections of IPC included in the charge-sheets cover criminal conspiracy, forgery, preparing and using duplicated documents for financial benefits, criminal breach of trust, cheating, jumping bail limits, fraudulently setting up fake co-operative societies and making money. CONCLUSION India is a country riddled with corruption. The Cobbler Scam cost the government $600 million. The irony is that the money was hijacked from a scheme that should have benefited the poor of Mumbai. Instead it went into the pockets of the wealthy elite. The local government in Mumbai set up a scheme to provide low interest loans and tax concessions to the city’s poorest – cobblers who work 16-hour days for less than $2. But not a cent ever got through to the cobblers. Instead various businessmen and politicians built luxury homes, bought luxury cars, boats and art. “For India’s poor, the Great Cobbler Scam is just confirmation that fifty years after independence, little has changed.” said Dominique Schwartz. The Cobbler Scam was extensively covered by the Indian media from 1995-2009 writing in detail about the several elites and politicians involved in the scam and the investigations being carried out. This scam had headlined leading newspapers like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Business Standard, Mid Day and Outlook, the weekly magazine. It was a case that made front page headlines in 1995, managed to stay there for almost two years — before disappearing. Papers like The Indian Express and Hindustan Times continued to cover the Cobbler Scam and how it was handed over to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in the year 2006 and how even almost a decade later the cobbler scam, which involved 40 politicians, bureaucrats and well-known shoe manufacturers in Mumbai is still waiting for a trial. Times of India had even put forth the grievances of the people impacted by the scam. Indian Express informed how the shoe scam was exposed by three agencies after the BMC filed a complaint about raw materials being brought into the city on a large scale. The media did an excellent job in extensively covering the Cobbler scam and how another Cobbler scam was barred in 2006 where families had got recovery notices for loans taken by complete strangers. Political implications in the 1,000 crore cobbler scam was also elaborately mentioned in the Indian media. However, though the media high lightened all the aspects of the Cobbler Scam, the trial is yet pending in court and the accused out on bail; hence the media pressure on the Government to take quick action against those on the chargesheet was not as strong as it should have been. The investigation files now continue to gather dust while justice has yet not been delivered after more than a decade. http://fileyourstory.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/the-great-indian-cobbler-scam/ Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu denies involvement in Adarsh scam Tuesday, 2 November 2010 - 7:08pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-union-minister-suresh-prabhu-denies-involvement-in-adarsh-scam-1461252 Prabhu, a former Shiv Sena MP who is a member of the Adarsh Housing Society, said that he joined the Society as an MP but when the NDA was not in power. Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu today washed his hands off the Adarsh scam, saying that he never gave any permission for the project during his tenure in the Union cabinet. "I never gave any permissions for this project during my tenure as the environment minister," Prabhu said from Singapore. Prabhu, a former Shiv Sena MP who is a member of the Adarsh Housing Society, said that he joined the Society as an MP but when the NDA was not in power. "So, there is no question of me influencing any allotment," he said. "I was not the promoter nor the office-bearer of the Society. I borrowed money from a bank and all the documents were verified before granting me loan," he added. Prabhu said that his application was scrutinised and verified by the Mumbai city collector. "I followed the same procedure which is a normal routine for applying for membership in such societies." "If any irregularity regarding the land had been brought to my notice, I would never have become a member. If there is indeed any irregularity, I am a victim," he claimed.

14.              More information and evidence in connection with the Petitioner’s valid concerns regarding Mr Suresh Prabhu’s unsuitability for appointment as Rail Minister were also emailed by the Petitioner to the President of India and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These are reproduced below:

To the President Pranab Mukherjee, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am writing with even more shocking information about the unsuitability of Mr Suresh Prabhu as Rail Minister and for any Government of India position. Even a basic background search about Mr Suresh Prabhu and his family would have shown many red flags in connection with his suitability for a cabinet ministerial post or any government post. An internet search shows that Suresh Prabhu’s son Ameya Prabhu and Suresh Prabhu’s wife Uma Prabhu are promoter-directors in several companies whose names indicate operations in the business areas of finance, infrastructure, consultancy and energy. Mr Suresh Prabhu is not a business tycoon. Since 1995/1996, he claims to have been in politics. He has been an MP four times. He was a Chartered Accountant. His wife Uma Prabhu is supposed to be a journalist/ writer. Then why are his son and wife promoters/ directors in the following companies. SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED  YELLOW MAPLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED INDO-AFRICA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED INFRA POWER CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED ENERGY INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED MANAV SADHAN VIKAS SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED DUES BERG BOSSON FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITE D This confirms that Suresh Prabhu, his wife and son have been involved in some very suspicious business/ financial dealings through these companies.   I also refer to the following statement from Ameya Prabhu’s profile as posted on the website of his company Greenergy Renewables. “He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project”. This statement shows that Ameya Prabhu basically acted as a middleman/ fixer/broker for this project. He also tied up the coal linkage. Was this part of the coal scam allottments? Seema Sapra The information on Suresh Prabhu’s benami companies where his wife/son are directors is reproduced below. http://www.companywiki.in/wiki/survall-global-projects-private-limited.html SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED U40108MH2011PTC214752 No of Views 7 ( 0 voters) Brief SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED is a private company registered on 14/03/2011. The company has an authorized capital of Rs 50,00,000.00 and paid-up capital of Rs 1,00,000.00. Its registered office is situated at 809, Dalamal Towers,nariman Point, Free Press Marg,, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India-400021. The status of company in the records of Registrar is active which means that it is actively doing all its filing with the Registrar. Company has currently 2 director and falls under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Company-Mumbai. BASIC DETAILS Incorporation Date 14/03/2011      Registering Authority Registrar of Company-Mumbai Registration Number 214752            Listing Type Unlisted Company Nature Company limited by shares     Company Type Private Status at Registry Active Company Sub Category Indian Non-Government Company Authorized Capital Rs. 50,00,000.00         Paid-up Capital Rs. 1,00,000.00 CONTACT DETAILS •           EDIT Address           809, DALAMAL TOWERS,NARIMAN POINT, FREE PRESS MARG, City     MUMBAI State    Maharashtra Country           INDIA Pin       400021 Email Id          ameyaprabhu@gmail.com DIRECTOR & KEY PERSONS DIN/DPIN/PAN         Director Name            Appointment Date      Designation 00629670 AMEYA SURESH PRABHU           14/03/2011      Director 01725272 UMA SURESH PRABHU    21/03/2014      Additional Director OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF CURRENT DIRECTORS DIN/Director Name    Company Name          Designation AMEYA SURESH PRABHU (00629670)      YELLOW MAPLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             INDO-AFRICA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             INFRA POWER CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED Director             ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED Director             GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             ENERGY INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED Director             GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             DUES BERG BOSSON FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITE D Director UMA SURESH PRABHU (01725272)      GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED Director             GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             MANAV SADHAN VIKAS SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION Director             BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED Director

15.              The petitioner would like to present some further evidence on the issue of the unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu for the post of Rail Minister. The relevant news reports are reproduced below. To use an analogy, given his background and involvement in the Adarsh scam, Suresh Prabhu would never have passed the litmus test for consideration to a judicial post. How then could Prime Minister Narendra Modi consider Suresh Prabhu as a fit candidate for a position in his cabinet and that too in the Rail Ministry with the biggest corruption scandal time-bomb (this petition) ticking away?

Printed from Times Now.tv Why is Suresh Prabhu underground? 1 Nov 2010, 2048 hrs IST http://www.timesnow.tv/articleshow/4357409.cms As the Kargil for Profit scam grows bigger, there is overwhelming evidence that politicians across political colour and creed bent over backwards in colluding with the scamsters. The finger of suspicion also pointing squarely at Suresh Prabhu, the then Union Minister of Environment and Forests and seems to have mysteriously vanished now. As the Kargil for Profit scam blows up too many instances seem to point to the Prabhu. In fact too many for them to be mere coincidences and that is why Prabhu needs to answer and answer now. He has steadfastly refused to speak on record either on camera or on the phone when TIMES NOW finally caught up with him. Asked him about his apartment in Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, Prabhu feigned ignorance and pretended to be surprised. Documents with TIMES NOW however prove otherwise, his name clearly present in the list of allottees. Raising questions, how can Prabhu claim to not know about a flat he owns? Isn't it too much of a coincidence that he cleared the project and also owns a flat in the building? And most importantly, if he has nothing to hide then why has the high profile Prabhu suddenly gone underground? However these are questions that we have been trying to put to the former Union Minister and he has been doggedly avoiding them and it is this reluctance to answer questions that have been putting Prabhu’s role in the scam in doubt. Suresh Prabhu had resigned from the board of agrochemicals company UPL Ltd, days before becoming the Railway Minister in the NDA government. Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/sureshprabhu-resigns-from-uplboard-1559952.html “Pawar is also believed to have played a significant role in getting Suresh Prabhu, his friend from the Sena on to the NDA bandwagon for a high profile ministry. This is just a page from the rules of Pawar for Indian politics.” Writes Rana Ayub at http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/pawar-politics-has-a-separate-set-of-rules-620848 ‘Alice’ who grew too big for Thackeray SAMYABRATA RAY GOSWAMI Nov. 10: Onetime Bal Thackeray favourite Suresh Prabhu, who switched to the BJP on Sunday, is the most hated man in the Shiv Sena today. Prabhu had been inducted into the Sena at a time it was suffering from an image crisis. The Sena-BJP had just come to power in Maharashtra in 1995 and Thackeray bahu Smita was running Sena chief minister Manohar Joshi’s cabinet by proxy. Dizzy with power, the Sena cadre had turned boorish on the streets while accusations of mafia-style governance were eroding the party’s appeal. Ahead of the 1996 general election, Thackeray was on the lookout for an image makeover for the party. He found an answer in his chartered accountant, who headed the Saraswat Cooperative Bank. That Prabhu was also a qualified lawyer helped immensely, as Thackeray would often consult him on sensitive family and governance matters. The Sena boss made sure the debutant won his Lok Sabha seat and sent him to Delhi to join the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. “Suresh never really became a party insider. He was our mascot at the national stage — the sophisticated face in Delhi’s power corridors,” a Sena senior said. “He was intelligent and made the most of it. Pretending to be a disinterested politician, he projected himself as a scholar and a man of action, making friends in other parties, mainly among the BJP’s leaders and young Turks.” A favourite with Vajpayee, Prabhu began getting top cabinet portfolios. But his growing closeness to the BJP caused heartburn in Matoshree. Thackeray began sarcastically calling him “Alice in Wonderland” and accusing him of not looking after Maharashtra’s (the Sena’s) interests in Delhi. “Finally, in 2002, Balasaheb — egged on by both Raj and Uddhav — recalled Suresh from Delhi and forced him to resign from the cabinet. But Atalji made him chairman of a task force on interlinking rivers and kept him in Delhi,” the Sena leader said. “Many wanted him expelled, but a chartered accountant is the keeper of many secrets. So Suresh stayed on and was allowed to win another election.” But the distance between Prabhu and his party grew. In the 2009 polls, with hardly any support from the Sena, Prabhu lost. He became almost an absentee from the party. The Adarsh scam of 2010 dented Prabhu’s “clean” image when it became clear he had received an out-of-turn allotment of a 1,076sqft apartment. Sources close to Prabhu said he was hurt that the Sena didn’t come to his defence. He kept his equations with then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi going — they had been on cordial terms since Vajpayee’s time. They came closer after Prabhu called off his visit to Wharton School in protest at the B-school cancelling a keynote address by Modi last year. “He’s a climber. We all knew it was just a matter of time before he joined the BJP,” the Sena source said. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141111/jsp/nation/story_19024777.jsp#.VGssMPmUf_I “Meanwhile, the agency is preparing a SCN of the 27 flat owners who were found ineligible to buy a flat in the society. The SCN will be handed over to state Chief Secretary. "The list of 27 members include flats of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and former Union Power Minister Suresh Prabhu," said the CBI official. Once the SCN on CBI findings is submitted, the state government can decide on the future course of action, he said. "The state can decide on whether or not to cancel their membership," said a CBI official. Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/adarsh-cbi-files-2nd-supplementary-chargesheet-preparings-1475132.html” Published on The Asian Age (http://www.asianage.com) Home > Metros > Mumbai > ‘CBI left out four offenders’ ‘CBI left out four offenders’ By editor Created 9 Aug 2014 - 00:00 In another development to the Adarsh scandal, an activist on Friday alleged before the Bombay high court that the CBI had not filed charges against four main scam beneficiaries as accused, including relatives of Ashok Chavan. Former scribe and activist Ketan Tirodkar filed a rejoinder before the division bench of Justice P.V. Hardas and Justice Anuja Prabhudesai claiming that Bhagwati Sharma and Madan Sharma, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of Mr Chavan; Devyani Khobragade, former Indian diplomat to US and daughter of former general manager of BEST Uttam Khobragade and former Union minister Suresh Prabhu acquired flats in Adarsh by fraudulent means but they were not made the accused in the case. He requested the judges to order the CBI to form a special investigating team (SIT) to investigate the conspiracy to save the former chief minister. He contended that the SIT should report directly to the director of CBI. The judges directed the investigating agency to file their reply in this regard within two weeks. He told the court that all these four persons got flats at very low prices in Adarsh and the CBI had arraigned officers who helped them get these flats, but instead of making these beneficiaries the accused, the CBI had written to the chief secretary seeking action against these persons. He asked why the investigating agency did not make them the accused and named them in the chargesheet as offenders. Mumbai Age Correspondent mumbai Copyright © 2011 The Asian Age. All rights reserved. Source URL: http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/cbi-left-out-four-offenders-762 Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Naresh Kamath, Hindustan Times Mumbai, July 28, 2012 First Published: 00:51 IST(28/7/2012) Last Updated: 00:53 IST(28/7/2012) Print Sena's Prabhu claims he did not know status of Adarsh plot The two-member panel set up to probe the alleged Adarsh housing society scam was on Friday told by former Union minister Suresh Prabhu, IAS officer Seema Vyas as well Omkar Tiwari, son of former urban development secretary Ramanand Tiwari, that they had not checked the status of the controversial plot before applying for membership. While Seema Vyas deposed that her membership application form was filled by her husband Pradeep Vyas, the then collector of Mumbai, and that she took a loan from him to fund the purchase, Prabhu, who was the Union environmental minister representing the Shiv Sena at the time, said: “I did not verify the said clearances and I relied on the statements made to me by the society.” Prabhu named Adarsh promoters Kanhaiyalal Gidwani and RC Thakur as the ones who gave him the information. When asked whether she had checked with her husband since the state revenue department was also under him, Seema Vyas said: “I never had any doubt about the status of the land, and I had discussed the proposal not just with my husband but with many friends and well-wishers. None of them raised any doubt on the status of the land,” said Vyas. Omkar Tiwari, whose father Ramanand Tiwari was arrested in the Adarsh case, said he had not spoken about the land’s status with his father, who was the principal secretary of urban development department (UDD) at the time of his application in May, 2005. “The discussion with my father was on whether I should apply for the membership, and whether I was eligible,” he said, and added: “I knew the location of the land, and did not check with my father about its status.” Seema Vyas, who is currently the Commissioner of Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESIS), said: “The contents in the application form are written by my husband. Similarly, the name of the place and the date are also in my husband’s handwriting.” She also revealed the financial sources to fund her purchase, which include a loan from her husband. “I took a personal short-term interest-free loan of Rs14.1 lakh from my husband,” she said. The Adarsh scam rocked the state government in late 2010 when a nexus of politicians, bureaucrats and army officials were alleged to have collided to grab apartments in the plush 31-storeyed building at Colaba. The then chief minister, Ashok Chavan, was forced out of office when it came to light that his kin had secured membership in this society. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/902978.aspx?s=p © Copyright © 2013 HT Media Limited. All Rights Reserved. Logo Adarsh scam: How politicians, their kin and officials became members by flouting normsThe commission said they bypassed existing norms to become a member Sanjay Jog  |  Mumbai   January 04, 2014 Last Updated at 00:22 IST Politicians from ruling and opposition parties, bureaucrats and professionals flouted norms to become members in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society (ACHS). A two-member commission, which probed the scam, had observed in its report that of 102 members, 25 were ineligible.  It said the procedure followed by the ACHS for proposing names of beneficiaries was arbitrary and lacked transparency, giving scope for nepotism and favouritism. The Maharashtra cabinet, which was forced to review its earlier decision to reject the report, on Thursday decided to serve showcause notices to them through the Mumbai district collector and subsequently cancel their memberships. The ineligible members include the kin of former Assembly speaker late Babasaheb Kupekar; diplomat Devyani Khobragade (in the news after her arrest in the US in connection with alleged fake visa case); former union power minister Suresh Prabhu; Sanjoy Shankaran, son of Maharashtra’s former chief secretary D Shankaran; Ranjit Sangitrao, son of former bureaucrat C S Sangitrao; vice-admiral (retd) Madanjit Singh; Aditya Patil; Archana Tiwari; Dr S B Chavan; Seema Vinod Sharma; Girish Mehta; Dr Sanjay Radkar; Kailash Gidwani, an elder son of ACHS’s co-promoter late Kanaiahlal Gidwani; Bhavesh Patel; Abhay Sancheti; Madanlal Sharma; Shivaji Kale; Rupali Raorane; Capt Praveenkumar; Bhagwati Sharma; Sumeela Sethi, Krishnarao Bhegede; Cdr John Mathes; Nivruti Bhosale and Dr Arun Dawle. Babasaheb Kupekar had applied for membership in ACHS when he was owning a flat at Powai which was given to him under the chief minister’s discretionary quota in 2001. Only after the authorities approved his name, Kupekar, in 2008, sought permission of the CM to allow him to sell his Powai flat. He was allowed to transfer the flat to his daughter. The commission remarked that on the date of application  (on August 5, 2005) and also on the date when Kupekar was granted membership (May 12, 2008), he was holding the Powai flat. This fact clearly makes him ineligible. Khobragade, the daughter of former bureaucrat Uttam Khobragade, has been blamed by the judicial commission for breach of the eligibility condition. On behalf of Devyani, her father in his affidavit filed in February 2011 before the commission, informed that the application form for her membership was filled in and signed by him. Devyani has been allotted flat no 2301 (1076 sq ft in A wing). Her father did not mention the price of the flat in any of his affidavits. Both of them have failed to state the source of money for buying flat. The balance sheet annexed to the income tax return for April 2005 to March 2006 discloses that Devyani is a well-to-do person since she owns agricultural land, flats in New Delhi, Aurangabad, Thane, Pune and huge investments. No loan was obtained by her to buy the flat in the society. Devyani, in her application dated August 29, 2004, said she was a member of the Meera CHS in Jogeshwari and would resign from the society after a flat was allotted in Adarsh society. The flat in Meera CHS was transferred on September 30, 2008 by Devyani to one Sidharth Basu for Rs 1.90 crore. According to the commission, Devyani’s membership, though approved, was illegal. Suresh Prabhu, Shiv Sena leader and former union power minister, had been allotted a flat of 1,076 sq ft. The commission observed he was not an A-Group government servant as per the 5th Pay Commission. After 2004, he has been a private person and did not come under “persons other than government servants”. Though Prabhu was eligible to become a member of ACHS and his membership had been rightly approved by the state government, he was not entitled for a flat having more than 650 sq ft. Seema Sharma, wife of Vinod M Sharma (brother-in-law of former CM Ashok Chavan); Madanlal Sharma (brother of Chavan’s father-in-law); and late Bhagwati Sharma (mother-in-law of Chavan) got flats illegally. The trio had surrendered their flats after the scam surfaced. Sanjoy Shankaran, a financial consultant, got a flat measuring 650 sq ft. The commission noted the monthly income of Sanjoy was, at the relevant time, more than Rs 20,000 and, therefore, was ineligible. Ranjit Sangitrao, who had been allotted 650 sq ft flat, in his application had mentioned his occupation as a small  businessman with an income of Rs 15,550. But he did not specify whether the salary was monthly or annual. In supporting affidavit he said it was monthly income. Ranjit had told the commission he did not own any flat in Mumbai. However, his father C S Sangitrao, a retired bureaucrat, owns a flat in Bandra and his brother Vikram in Andheri. The commission observed that the figure of income showed by Ranjit was false and correct and his actual income exceeded far more than that. Ranjit was not a government servant and fell in the category of beneficiaries who are not government servants.  The maximum permissible limit of income for a beneficiary falling under this category is Rs 20,000 a month, but on his admission, Ranjit’s income was  more than that. Therefore, he was ineligible and the membership granted to Ranjit was not proper and correct, the commision ruled. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/375765/devyani-chavan-among-adarsh-scam.html# Devyani, Chavan among Adarsh scam beneficiaries, says probe report Nagpur, Dec 20, 2013 (PTI)  Maha govt rejects Adarsh panel report indicting former CMs. PTI file image Maharashtra government has rejected the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the Adarsh scam it tabled in the Legislative Assembly today which indicted several politicians including three former Chief Ministers for "blatant violations" of statutory provisions. The report of the 2-member commission headed by retired high court judge J A Patil came down heavily on those in authority describing the scam as a "bad precedent" which reflected "greed, nepotism and favouritism" by those associated with it. The panel found 25 of the society's 102 members ineligible and 22 cases of benami purchase of flats. The report said Adarsh society enjoyed political patronage of former Chief Ministers, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Ashok Chavan, former Revenue Minister Shivajirao Nlengekar Patil, former Minister for Urban Development Sunil Tatkare and former Minister of Urban Development Rajesh Tope. Ashok Chavan was the only Chief Minister charge sheeted in the scam by the CBI but Governor K Sankaranarayanan had refused sanction to the investigative agency to prosecute him a few days ago. The beneficiaries included politicians across the spectrum and their relatives. Those found ineligible for ownership of flats included former Maharashtra Assembly speaker Babasaheb Kupekar of NCP, senior Indian diplomat in US Devyani Khobragade, former Shiv Sena MP Suresh Prabhu and three relatives of former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who had to step down after the scam surfaced. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said the decision on rejection of the findings of the inquiry commission was taken by the Cabinet "in the interest of the people". He, however, refused to elaborate on how the Cabinet's decision was in larger public interest. The much awaited report, which was submitted to the state government on April 18 this year was tabled in the House on the last day of the Winter Session today. The interim report was submitted to the state government on April 13, 2012 and the Action Taken Report (ATR) was tabled on the floor of the House on April 17, 2012. "Evidence clearly indicates that it is neither ideal (Adarsh) nor role model but a bad precedent. Adarsh is a saga of ideal co-operation but it is a shameless tale of blatant violations of statutory provisions, rule and regulations," the report said. It expressed "deep regret" over the "greed, nepotism and favouritism" involved in the scam. "It reflects greed, nepotism and favouritism on part of people who were in one way or the other associated with Adarsh. It is sad story of unscrupulous greed of some persons closely connected with the society. "Some persons not satisfied with the allotment of one single flat have tried and succeeded in securing flats for their nears and dear ones. They went to the extent of benami transactions in violation of provisions. That such an episode should take place in Maharashtra is a matter of deep regret," it said. The judicial panel, however, acknowledged the state government's ownership of the land and said it did not belong to Ministry of Defence, defence personnel nor was it reserved for Kargil martyrs or war veterans. Ashok Chavan, during whose tenure the scam surfaced, was among 13 people who were charge sheeted by CBI in connection with the case. Chavan had challenged his inclusion in the charge sheet, saying no sanction for prosecution was taken from the Governor which was countered by CBI which argued since he was a former minister at the time of being charge-sheeted, there was no need for sanction. The court had, however, directed the agency to get sanction for Chavan's prosecution which was denied, apparently leaving CBI with little choice but to close the case against him. CBI had alleged in its charge sheet that Chavan had increased the floor space index of the controversial Adarsh society in return for flats for his relatives. Chavan had also asked the housing society to take 40 per cent members from civilian category, when it was originally meant only for war veterans, CBI had alleged, adding that Chavan played a key role in the scam. Chavan's mother-in-law Bhagvati Sharma, sister-in-law Seema Sharma and father-in-law’s brother Madanlal Sharma have flats in the society. All of them have been held ineligible by the judicial panel to own flats in the society.

16.              It was both the petitioner’s duty and right as a citizen of this country to bring the above facts and concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu to the attention of the President of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And the petitioner takes immense pride in her stand as whistle-blower in this case where she has risked her life for her moral and ethical values and where she refused to participate in or cover up corruption and forgery by General Electric executives. It cannot be emphasized enough that the petitioner, an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, also complied with the professional rules of ethics prescribed by the Bar Council of India in refusing to allow her legal services to be used by a client (General Electric) to facilitate the commission of criminal offences, and illegal and unethical acts.

17.              Accordingly the petitioner was stunned when during the hearing of this matter on 20 November 2014, when this matter was specifically listed for the Petitioner to make her submissions on the issue of the grave and imminent threat to her life as she is being poisoned, the counsel purporting to represent the Railway Ministry in this matter one Mr Om Prakash launched into an aggressive tirade against the Petitioner. Om Prakash refused to permit the petitioner to address the court, and he shouted down the petitioner whenever she opened her mouth to address the court or to respond to his tirade. Om Prakash’s grievance against the petitioner was that she had dared to raise questions and concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu’s suitability for a Ministerial post and his appointment as Railway Minister and according to him the court ought to prevent the petitioner from making such complaints.

18.              Unfortunately on 20 November 2014, Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak did not restrain Om Prakash from attacking the petitioner and from preventing the petitioner to speak. The petitioner had been compelled to make complaints of judicial corruption against Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak and had on 20 November 2014 filed an application seeking recusal by these Judges. Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak permitted Om Prakash to shout at the Petitioner for about one hour.

19.              As a result the following order was passed in this matter on 20 November 2014. The petitioner submits that not only was she not permitted to address the court, but she was not allowed to make her submissions on the threat to her life. Neither was she permitted to make her submissions on her request for recusal by Judges Sistani and Pathak. Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak permitted Om Prakash to make false statements that the petitioner was at fault or responsible for recusal by 26 judges in this matter and then proceeded to record this in the order. The petitioner was only able to request that the Judges record that she was denying the submissions of Om Prakash.

20.              The order dated 20 November 2014 is reproduced below:

O R D E R

 

20.11.2014

 

We may note that Mr.Om Prakash, learned counsel appearing on behalf

  of Ministry of Railways, has raised a strong objection with regard to

  circulation of emails by the petitioner concerning the Railway Minister.

  Mr.Prakash submits that the platform of the High Court is being used by

  the petitioner, which is evident upon reading of the first page of the 

  email, which refers to the present petition (W.P.(C)1280/2012), wherein she refers herself to be a whistleblower. Mr.Prakash next submits that

  the petitioner should be restrained from making such scandalous emails

  against the persons by referring to the writ petition, which is pending

  and has become infructuous (which is disputed by Ms.Sapra). Mr.Prakash

  also submits that as many as twenty six Judges have recused from hearing

  this matter for one reason or the other or on account of the emails being

  addressed by the petitioner with respect to them. Ms.Sapra submits that

  the Judges have recused not because of her but for valid reasons.

 

  Ms.Sapra submits that as a citizen she has the right to make a

  complaint against the Railway Minister or any other person in case there

  is evidence of corruption.

 

  The submissions made by Mr.Om Prakash, counsel for the

  respondent/Ministry of Railways, shall be considered on the next date of

  hearing.

 

  Ms.Sapra also informs the Court that she has filed an application

  in the Registry, which is likely to be listed on 24.11.2014, in which she

  has again requested this Bench to recuse from hearing this matter,

  besides the prayers of Z+ security and for safe housing, as she is a

  witness and a whistleblower.

 

  It may be noted that like all the previous orders this order has

  also been read out to Ms.Sapra in Court in the presence of other counsel.

 

  List on 24.11.2014.

 

  G.S.SISTANI, J

 

   A.K. PATHAK, J

 

21.              As a result of the order dated 20 November 2014, the Petitioner is being compelled to file the present application.

22.              As the petitioner informed the court on 20 November 2014, she has simply as a concerned citizen and as a whistle-blower in this matter made a representation to the President and Prime Minister of India that Mr Suresh Prabhu (with his background of un-investigated allegations and evidence of corruption in the Cobbler scam the Dabhol scam and the Adarsh scam; with his benami companies in the renewable energy, finance and infrastructure space; with the real likelihood that he or his son’s companies have had financial or other dealings with General Electric Company and/ or its affiliates; with his role favouring General Electric Company in the Dabhol Power Plant corruption (which incidentally led to his removal from the Vajpayee cabinet’s power ministry in 2002); and with existing conflict of interest issues because of his benami companies) is not the appropriate choice for Railway Minister at this juncture when General Electric Company’s corrupt dealings in the Madhepura and Marhowra Rail tenders are subjudice, un-investigated and unresolved.

23.              The Petitioner is a whistle-blower and witness in the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations, illegal lobbying and tender tampering against General Electric Company in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the proposed electric locomotive factory at Madhepura. The petitioner has been viciously targeted because of this since 2010. She has been and continues to be poisoned. Her left ankle/ foot has been deliberately destroyed as part of the conspiracy to eliminate her. The petitioner’s life continues to be in danger as long as attempts to cover up this corruption continue.

24.              The petitioner’s applications and rejoinders before the Court in this matter describe how the Railway Ministry has colluded with General Electric and has filed false and perjurious affidavits in attempts to sabotage this matter and to cover up the corruption complaints against General Electric. These false and evasive affidavits filed on behalf of the Railway Ministry have placed the petitioner’s life in greater danger. The Railway Ministry should have stepped forward and acknowledged the Petitioner as a whistle-blower and ensured her protection as a witness-whistleblower. Instead the affidavits filed on behalf of the Rail Ministry have targeted the Petitioner. The Railway Ministry has attempted to mislead the Court. It has attempted to cover up the complaints made by the Petitioner. As such the petitioner has every right to voice her concerns publicly that Suresh Prabhu might have been appointed as Railway Minister under pressure from General Electric Company to further facilitate the cover-up of the petitioner’s corruption complaints.

25.              It is revealing and unfortunate that alleged Railway Counsel Om Prakash has not objected to the fact that K R Radhakrishnan is impersonating as the authorised signatory of General Electric in this matter and that he has filed false affidavits and that a massive fraud on the court is being committed.  Om Prakash has never objected to the fact that I a witness and a whistleblower am being targeted, am homeless for 2 and a half years and that I have been and am being poisoned. During all hearings, Om Prakash is seen whispering and taking instructions from AZB lawyers (Nanju Ganpathy and Manpreet Lamba) who are purporting to represent General Electric Company.

26.              Om Prakash is not Suresh Prabhu’s lawyer and he has no right to object to my complaints of personal corruption against Suresh Prabhu and to my representations to the President and Prime Minister that Suresh Prabhu should not have been appointed Rail Minister and that given his background it is reasonable to be concerned that he might facilitate the cover-up of General Electric corruption.

27.              I am extremely offended by how Om Prakash shouted at me in Court on 20 November 2014 because of my emails about Suresh Prabhu and how the Judges failed to rein him in or to restrain him but permitted him to shout so that I could not speak. Advocate Om Prakash must apologise to me.

28.              I do not subscribe to the mai-baap culture that Om Prakash’s tirade exhibited. He stated that he had met the Director from the Railway Ministry that morning and he had received instructions to object to my emails about Suresh Prabhu.  Om Prakash repeatedly stated that my emails were against the “boss” as if I had committed blasphemy. So what? Can a citizen not question a dubious ministerial appointment?

29.              Or is it that according to Om Prakash and the Director in the Railway Ministry instructing him, only elderly men like Ram Jethmalani and Subramaniam Swamy have the right and the privilege of making representations against corruption and corrupt acts of politicians and government officers in power? Why does Om Prakash have an objection when a woman whistle-blower like me speaks up to power? Do younger women have no right to engage in political discourse and political activity? Exposing corruption is a political act. In fact, the viciousness of the retaliation against me in India is a direct consequence of my gender. It is as if a woman daring to take on powerful persons must be crushed to set an example.

30.              What does the order dated 20 November 2014 mean when it states that Om Prakash submitted that I am using the platform of the High Court? My representation against Suresh Prabhu is linked to my writ petition and to the threat to my life if the ongoing attempts to cover up my corruption complaints continue. I am fully entitled to refer to my pending writ petition in my correspondence addressed to the President and Prime Minister. I am fully entitled to identify myself as a whistleblower in such correspondence. I am fully entitled to link my concerns about Suresh Prabhu to my corruption complaints given that Suresh Prabhu is now Rail Minister and given that his appointment appears to have been influenced by General Electric Company (apparently through Mr Sharad Pawar) and was intended to oust Sadanand Gowda who was considering scrapping the impugned Madhepura and Marhowra Projects. I am fully entitled to link my representation to the writ petition that I have filed. Who is Advocate Om Prakash to object to this? How can the Railway Ministry or some Director in the Railway Ministry who is briefing Om Prakash object to my representation to the President/ Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu’s appointment?

31.              Why is Om Prakash trying to cover up my complaints against Suresh Prabhu in his personal capacity and silence me on this subject? Who is Om Prakash to describe my complaints against Suresh Prabhu as “scandalous”? Does Om Prakash hold a brief for Suresh Prabhu in the latter’s personal capacity? He does not.

32.              Om Prakash should be asked to declare who in the Railway Board is giving him instructions. He mentioned a Director level officer. How is a Director level officer instructing Om Prakash in a matter of such importance?

33.              During the Court hearing on 20 November 2014, I told the court that I was not asking the court to pass orders on my complaints against Suresh Prabhu and that I had made these representations to the President and Prime Minister and that I had merely filed a copy of the representation in this matter so that the Court was kept aware of developments in the Railway Ministry regarding this matter. However given Om Prakash’s attack on me which appears to be instigated by Suresh Prabhu, I am constrained to file this application and seek relief on this issue.

34.              Om Prakash is also misleading the court that this matter is infructuous. This writ petition has not become infructuous merely because the 2010 Madhepura and Marhowra tenders have been cancelled. Such statements are being made without any hearing and also without reading pending court applications and court pleadings. Arguments on merits in this matter have still to commence before J Sistani and J Pathak. I also point out that complaints of corruption in a tender by a bidder do not get washed away simply by that tender being cancelled. Especially when the corruption pointed out, continues to plague and infect the subsequent retendering process as well. The writ petition includes a prayer for blacklisting GE for corruption. Legal consequences of corruption, fraud and forgery in a tender cannot be avoided by mere cancellation of the tender and by initiation of a fresh tender where the bidder who indulged in the corrupt dealings continues to enjoy the benefits of that corruption. Yet Om Prakash would like the Court to disregard corruption complaints and evidence before it, and ignore prayers for the reliefs of blacklisting, investigation and prosecution. Neither the PMO nor the Rail Ministry have contended on affidavit that the writ petition has become infructuous.  This writ petition survives and must be decided on merits even though the 2010 tenders have been cancelled. The cancellation of the 2010 tenders was a direct result of this writ petition and provides further evidence of the corruption complaints in the writ petition. Evidence and averments on the court record establish that the cancellation of the tenders was at the instance of the very persons involved in the corruption, and was nothing but a malafide device to over-reach the court and an attempt to cover up the corruption complaints before the court and an attempt to avoid the due process of law and to avoid the adjudication of the writ petition on merits and the investigation of the corruption complaints and a malafide attempt to permit General Electric to continue to bid for the same Project despite evidence of General Electric's corruption. Om Prakash is fully aware that this matter is not infructuous and he should stop misleading the court and colluding with the lawyers who are claiming to represent General Electric without vakalatnamas. No railway affidavit has stated that this matter is infructuous.

35.              The petitioner once again reproduces the prayers in this writ petition:

“PRAYER

In light of the facts stated above the Petitioner prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:

1.         Summon the records of Respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 5 on the whistle-blower complaints made by the Petitioner and after examining the records and hearing the Respondents, issue a writ of mandamus to Respondent 4 directing that Respondent 7 be disqualified and Respondent Nos. 1, 6 and 7 be black-listed from the Diesel and Electric Locomotive Tenders (Global RFQ No. 2010/ ME (Proj)/ 4/ Marhoura/RFQ and RFQ No. 2010/ Elect. (Dev0 440/1(1)).

2.         Issue writs of mandamus to Respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 5 directing them to respond to and act upon the said whistle-blower complaints in accordance with law.

3.         Direct that Respondent No. 2 inquire into the commission of criminal offences (including forgery, bribery and public corruption) arising out of the Petitioner’s whistle-blower complaints  and direct prosecution of GE employees and government officials and public servants found involved and complicit.

4.         Enforce and protect the right to life of the Petitioner and direct that the Petitioner be provided full protection and safety and be immediately relocated to a safe house.”

36.              Om Prakash’s shocking attack on me during the court hearing of 20 November 2014 only serves to lend credence to my complaints and apprehensions regarding Suresh Prabhu and his appointment as Rail Minister.

37.              It is a matter of public interest that the Government of India (through the PMO, respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare if there is any conflict of interest regarding Suresh Prabhu and the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders? Have Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies had any dealings (financial or otherwise) with General Electric Company and/or its affiliates?  Have Suresh Prabhu’s extra-curricular activities at the global level and in the renewable energy policy sphere ever been directly or indirectly funded by General Electric Company and/ or its affiliates? Have Suresh Prabhu’s extra-curricular activities at the global level and in the renewable energy policy sphere ever been directly or indirectly funded by the United States government which has also lobbied for the Marhowra and Madheoura Projects on behalf of General Electric Company?

38.              Has Mr Suresh Prabhu been made aware of this writ petition and of the evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects that is on record?

39.              The petitioner points out that one Nihar Ranjan Dash might be the Director in the Railway Ministry instructing Om Prakash. Mr Nihar Ranjan Dash is too junior an officer to deal with this matter. Plus he appears to be part of the electric engineering directorate and not a part of the Railway Board.

40.              It is shocking that Suresh Prabhu misused a junior officer in the rail ministry (Nihar Ranjan Dash) to ask Om Prakash to protest against my representation against Suresh Prabhu. Who is Nihar Ranjan Dash to object to this representation? What legal authority does he have to do this? Such mai-baap culture of corruption and cover-up must end.

41.              Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give serious consideration to my representations about the unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu for a government position. Prime Minister Narendra Modi must also ensure that no one including Suresh Prabhu helps cover up my complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations and illegal lobbying against General Electric and Montek Singh Ahluwalia in connection with the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders and that these complaints are investigated and prosecuted in accordance with law.

42.              This application is being made in the interest of justice.

43.              This application relies upon the entire court record of Writ Petition Civil 1280/2012 and also on the petitioner’s complaints being emailed to authorities including to the Registrar General of the High Court.

44.              Copies of Suresh Prabhu’s cv and his wife Uma Prabhu’s CV are annexed hereto as Annexure P-1.

45.              It is pointed out that the previous scam-afflicted UPA Government under former PM Dr Manmohan Singh and his close aide Montek Singh Ahluwalia were not only complicit in the corruption that is the subject matter of this petition, but were master-minding the coverup of these complaints and the sabotage of this writ petition and the elimination of the petitioner-whistleblower-witness. Now that the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in power, and given that the election mandate to this government was to act against corruption, it is necessary that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene in this matter and personally ensure that the attempted cover-up of these corruption complaints by the Railway Ministry be stopped and that fresh affidavits be filed by the Railway Ministry which are truthful, and responsive and where the Railway Ministry faithfully discharges its obligation o this Court to ascertain the true and complete facts regarding the Petitioner’s corruption complaints against General Electric and Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

46.              Advocate Om Prakash was brought into this matter by the previous UPA regime to cover up its own and General Electric’s corruption. He has failed to assist the court properly. The new NDA government must remove Om Prakash as counsel for Railway Ministry (respondent 4) in this matter and must appoint a proper counsel who properly assists the court, who is respectful to the petitioner-whstleblower and who gives correct advice to his client and whose agenda is not to facilitate the cover-up of the corruption complaints and the sabotage of this petition. Mr Sanjay Jain ASG is supposed to represent the PMO (respondent 5) and respondent 4 (Railway Ministry) in this matter but for some reason he has failed to appear in this matter on a single date since his appointment. Earlier his predecessor Mr Rajiv Mehra appeared for respondents 4 and 5.

47.              It is important for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recognise the influence of General Electric Company and the illegal nexus of Indian politicians it harbours. Please see the petitioner’s email dated 15 October 2014 below titled

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Meanwhile toxic chemicals have been released into my current accommodation through the day today and this evening. I am being poisoned as part of ongoing attempts to eliminate me. Please read below an interview by former GE India head Scott Bayman in 2007, who it has now emerged was acting as GE India head for 14 years in violation of Indian law.  This interview and other material in the public domain raises several issues. Interestingly Scott Bayman fled India when the Income Tax dept started investigating Permanent Establishment rule violations & Tax fraud by GE in India. Read about the Tax fraud by GE in India under Scott Bayman who fled India as a result  http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/10/fwd-message-to-prime-minister-narendra.html The corrupt links between GE, DLF, Montek, Sam Pitroda and the Congress Party run long and deep. So GE's Scott Bayman's closest adviser & friend in India was DLFs KP Singh who was simultaneously a fraudster as now established by the SEBI order banning DLF, KP Singh & cronies from the capital markets for IPO related fraud which KP Singh was engaged in contemporaneous to his association with Scott Bayman.  See http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/housewives-of-dlf-how-the-spouse-factor-led-to-sebi-crackdown-104724.html GE's Scott Bayman in 2007 on KP Singh "He remains my informal advisor, confidante and mentor," Bayman also admits that GE lobbied for Boeing to get AirIndia orders which then bankrupted & destroyed AirIndia. He also admits that he "was working equally hard to bag the Indian Air Force order for 128 fighter jets for American firms." (Note see http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=3361 "One, have you heard of a Company that makes a financial commitment of Rs 55,000 crore for purchase of 111 aircraft on an equity base of Rs 145 crore and carry-forward losses of Rs 776 crore -- (Indian Airlines loss of Rs 957 crore less Air India profit reserves Rs 181 crs) as on March 31, 2006? ... Two, since loan funds were used to fund purchase of aircraft, was it confirmed that expected revenue and profits would enable timely repayment of debt! If there was indeed such a confirmation, the projections and underlying assumptions should be published to start a public debate.") - These were the AirIndia aircraft purchase orders that GE, Boeing and the US gov extracted from the UPA government. Also read http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/7ChDN1veCw60rEYtVhszoL/Air-India8217s-Boeing-buy-forced-CAG.html "Prashant Bhushan, a Supreme Court lawyer, who is pursuing a public interest litigation seeking a court-monitored investigation into the deal, said: “Clearly this needs investigation. Prima facie it’s a thoroughly corrupt case as big as the 2G scam, involving huge kickbacks, politicians and bureaucrats. Here is a case where Air India, which was flying below capacity, was forced to buy aircraft, which were probably not required, at an exorbitant rate. We will press for a court -monitored investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).” The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India criticizing these AirIndia orders on Boeing and GE can be read at http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/our_products/audit_report/government_wise/union_audit/recent_reports/union_performance/2011_2012/Civil_%20Performance_Audits/Report_18/chap3.pdf These orders were clearly a result of corrupt dealings where bribes would have been paid by Boeing or GE or both. Bayman is also proud of the fact that GE " was able to get back almost the entire $115 million it had invested" in the Dabhol project. Ratnagiri Power the rechristened Dabhol power project is still lying in the Doldrums, not operational, losing money, an unfeasible project that was the result of GE corruption involving Manmohan Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, N K P Salve and Sharad Pawar among others. The CIA was involved in getting this deal through as well. The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi should consider declaring the Dabhol Power Plant as a museum to corruption. The NDA government with Arun Jaitley as law minister and Soli Sorabjee as Attorney General also failed to protect national interest in the Enron litigation and enabled GE to recover all of its money invested in Dabhol, while Indian government Banks, and PSUs were financially bled. In Maharashtra, former Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati ensured that the States's interest was not protected. A law firm eventually renamed AZB Partners emerged as a result of Soli Sorabjee's corrupt dealings with General Electric in Dabhol. This firm was formed by Sorabjee's daughter Zia Mody tying up with Behram Vakil who was already involved in the Dabhol Project (from inception). GE became a marquee client of AZB ensuring large assured revenues. Vahanvati's son Goolamhussein Essaji Vahanvati joined the party at AZB later. Note the conflict of interest issue here. Soli J Sorabjee was supposed to be safeguarding Indian governmental interests in the Dabhol litigation, while his daughter Zia Mody with Behram Vakil were representing potential buyers of Dabhol (first Tata then BP). These potential buys failed, and instead GE and Bechtel ended up buying the Enron stake in Dabhol at a discount and then selling it to the Government of India at a profit. Sometime during this process GE become a client of Zia Mody & Behram Vakil. (Note: See http://www.firstpost.com/india/a-g-goolam-vahanvatis-son-in-law-fined-by-uk-regulator-1114503.html which states "The Delhi-based daily Millenium Post on 11 September quoted Dasgupta’s three-page letter to the Prime Minister which alleged that Vahanvati had illegally maintained a foreign bank account in the Union Bank of Switzerland at its Singapore branch since 1997. The letter also provided details of the account number, secret code name and number and details of the beneficiary of the foreign bank account that was allegedly in the name of Vahanvati. The MP asked the Prime Minister to enquire and verify the information he had provided".  Was this a bribe from GE/ Enron to Mr Vahanvati? This firspost reports also states this about Mr Goolam Vahanvati's son in law: "Incidentally, the name of Carrimjee, who is at the centre of this web of four alleged market manipulators, features in a list of holders of accounts in tax havens that was published earlier this year by the International Centre of Investigative Journalists. A search of the database of the Centre shows that Carrimjee operates an offshore company called Fast Tycoon Limited with a banking link in the British Virgin Islands.) Also read http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?288473 Chidambaram/ Montek Singh Ahluwalia/ Manmohan Singh / UPA later negotiated a maintenance contract for Dabhol with GE, which has again only enriched GE, while the power plant being unfeasible has floundered. Vahanvati was Solicitor General /Attorney General at this time. Seema Sapra Scott Bayman's interview The man behind GE's India success May 29, 2007 14:26 IST As he prepares to leave the business he set up 14 years ago, GE's India head reflects on his hits and misses and shares his plans to return soon. India was nowhere on Scott Bayman's radar screen. Having worked with General Electric for six years in the United States, he had indicated some time in 1993 that he would be game for an overseas stint, hoping to spend some time in Paris, London or Brussels. Instead, Jack Welch sent him to India for three years. Bayman stayed on for 14 years and will be retiring from the company at the end of this month. "Jack had great instincts," says Bayman, dressed in a red T-shirt and looking relaxed. The bliss of a coming holiday is unmistakable in the body language. We are at San Gimignano at The Imperial in the capital. We had earlier agreed to meet at Daniell's Tavern over some spicy Indian food. But when I called to book a table, I was told the restaurant opened only for dinner. So Bayman settled for Italian fare. Jack Welch first came to India in the late-1980s at the invitation of Kushal Pal Singh of DLF, who took him to meet Rajiv Gandhi, Sam Pitroda and Montek Singh Ahluwalia. He was impressed with what he saw, especially taken in by the skills of Indians. That is when he decided to invest in India. It was for Bayman to build a business from scratch in a country about which he knew nothing. Help came from friends like Singh. "He remains my informal advisor, confidante and mentor," says Bayman, sipping a red wine of 1983 vintage. The dozen-odd GE companies operating in the country will end the year with a turnover of $2.8 billion. Bayman admits that GE's business in India has picked up only in the last three-four years, before which it was stagnating at around $500 million per annum. By 2010, GE hopes its India business to improve to $8 billion - 16 per cent of the projected turnover of $50 billion from the emerging markets. Be that as it may, I remind Bayman that at least one of his plans for India never took off - to have a bank in the country. Bayman says talks are still going on with the Reserve Bank of India. I leave it at that. On his part, Bayman ranks the failure of GE's joint venture with the Godrej family, Godrej GE Appliances, as his biggest failure in India. "It was our mistake. While everybody in business knew about GE, the consumers didn't know the GE brand. The cost of building the brand didn't make sense. Our products were not suited for India," Bayman says. As he launches on his lettuce salad, the words of a common friend start ringing in my ears: "He is not a bullshitter and talks straight." "It was the saddest day of my career," Bayman adds. What must have hurt more is that before coming to India, Bayman was in-charge for worldwide marketing and product management at GE Appliances. On the positive side, Bayman can take credit for starting the BPO movement in the country with Genpact (now Gecis) in 1997. "At that time, unemployment in the United States was zero. And we also got savings by starting operations in India," Bayman says, adding: "Had there been a BPO industry in India at that time, we wouldn't have started the company." GE subsequently sold 60 per cent in the venture to private equity investors once it realised it wasn't its core business. "It is good we sold to private equity; that way, the company has been able to preserve the GE culture," he says. When I ask him the obvious question, Bayman admits that he did have several offers from Indian businessmen to buy out the BPO outfit. Bayman's biggest achievement in India, observers say, was to extricate GE from the Dabhol mess. GE had got the contract to supply turbines for Enron's ill-fated Dabhol project and had, therefore, taken a 10 per cent stake in the company. Once Enron imploded, GE's investments were in danger. But Bayman was able to get the money back, though after two years. "This couldn't have happened in another country, we wouldn't have got a penny back," says Bayman, having moved on to a salami pizza, while I negotiate a baked fillet of fish served with mashed potatoes. GE, he adds, was able to get back almost the entire $115 million it had invested in the project. Having come out of Dabhol unscathed, Bayman's reputation in the capital's power circles as an expert in government relations grew manifold. "Jack Welch sold India to the world. GE has been a good friend of India in Washington during tough times," he says. When I ask him to elaborate, he adds: "After the nuclear tests, we worked to get some sanctions against India lifted. We talked with Senators and Congressmen for the inclusion of India in the nuclear club. I am as much an insider as any expat." He lobbied successfully for Boeing to bag the multi-billion order for passenger aircraft from Air-India - GE makes the engines - and was working equally hard to bag the Indian Air Force order for 128 fighter jets for American firms. Naturally, Indian companies want Bayman on their board. He has already joined the Crompton Greaves board and says he has a few more offers. "I will come to India four to five times every year to attend board meetings and play golf with my friends," he says. I next draw Bayman's attention to GE CEO Jeff Immelt's recent statement that after GE Plastic's divestment to Sabic, no other business would be sold. Jack Welch had laid down the rule that GE should get out of any business in which it was not number one or number two. So, is "Neutron" Jack's imprint on GE over? "We are less hung up about number one and number two now," Bayman says, adding: "What matters is that we are in businesses and countries that will provide double digit growth in the long run." And India is one of these countries. It is evident that India has left a deep impression on him - his eyes light up whenever he talks about the country and its people. "The sights and smells are boggling," he says, adding: "In contrast, the United States is generic and vanilla." Bayman has been spotted in crowded Delhi markets like Lajpat Nagar selecting curtains for his home. When he first came to India, Bayman says he found India to be self-centric. Now, he finds the country more outward looking. "But the core values of family and compassion are still there in the people," he says. Still, Bayman leaves for the United States next month, where he will alternate between Chicago and Florida. "Go where the sun is: Chicago in summer and Florida in the winters," he lets out his retirement plans. Both of us decide to skip dessert. Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images Bhupesh Bhandari Source: The ongoing whistleblower corruption against General Electric Company in India (Writ Petition (Civil) 1280/ 2012 – in the matter of Seema Sapra v. General Electric Company and Others) is next listed before the Delhi High Court on 10 November 2014. Details of GE corruption in Indian Railway locomotive tenders can be found at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/some-of-corruption-fraud-bribery_4275.html The full case record can be found at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/09/fwd-seema-sapra-general-electric_22.html Also read about how as part of attempted cover up GE is using unauthorised persons to impersonate it in the Delhi High Court in this matter http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/unauthorised-and-fraudulent.html Also read about massive tax fraud by General Electric in India - http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/10/fwd-message-to-prime-minister-narendra.html Also read about General Electric's money laundering and how it used an NBCU subsidiary to transfer bribes through an India media company NDTV at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/complaint-of-money-laundering-against.html

PRAYER

It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to:

(a)                Direct the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) to ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  to ascertain and declare any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and to ascertain and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects;

(b)               Direct the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) to ensure that Suresh Prabhu as Railway Minister does not act unlawfully in connection with the Marhowra and Madhepura locomotive factory Projects and that no attempt is made to cover up the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations, tender manipulation, and illegal lobbying that are pending against General Electric Company in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel and electric locomotive factories at Marhowra and Madhepura;

(c)                Direct Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner’s representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister;

(d)               Issue notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections;

(e)                Direct the Railway Ministry to replace advocate Om Prakash with a lawyer who will not facilitate the cover-up of the corruption complaints against General Electric and who will not collude withGgeneral Electric Company’s alleged lawyers to sabotage this writ petition;

(f)                Direct that ASG Sanjay Jain who has been instructed to appear in this matter for respondents 4 and 5 (Railway Ministry and the PMO) start assisting the Hon’ble Court and not skip court hearings;

(g)               Pass such other and further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as

a result of corruption complaints against

General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

 

In the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C. M. Appl. No.          of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                             ….Respondents

AFFIDAVIT

I, Seema Sapra, daughter of Late Shri A. R. Sapra, aged 43 years, previously resident of G 4, first floor, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi 110014 and rendered homeless on 30 May 2012 (because of and as a result of the whistleblower complaints of corruption, forgery, bribery, fraud and illegal activities made against General Electric, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission, Railway Ministry and Ministry of Finance and as a result of the whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C ) 1280/ 2012) and because of my complaints of sexual harassment against Mr Soli J Sorabjee and Mr Raian Karanjawala) in contempt of this Hon’ble Court’s order dated May 25, 2012 and presently homeless do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under:

1.         I am the Petitioner in the present Petition and am well aware of the facts of the case and am competent to file the present affidavit.

2.         I state that the accompanying application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner’s representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections; (along with affidavit) has been drafted by me and the facts stated therein are true and correct to my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed there-from and that all annexures to the application are true copies of their respective originals.

DEPONENT

VERIFICATION

Verified at New Delhi on this 26th day of November 2014 that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

                                                                                               

DEPONENT  

In the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                             ….Respondents

INDEX

No.	Particulars	Page
1	Urgent Application	1
2	Court Fees	2
3	Application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner’s representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu’s appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections; (along with affidavit)	3-66
4	Annexure P-1 – True copies of Suresh Prabhu’s cv and his wife Uma Prabhu’s CV	67-80

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

                                                                       

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as a result of corruption complaints against General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

9582716748

seema.sapra@gmail.com

Note: All 17 respondents have been served with an advance copy of this application by email dated 26 November 2014

All the prayers are inter-connected and flow from each other. Please list the application before court as it is. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Seema Sapra <seema.sapra@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 11:29 AM
Subject: New application on Suresh Prabhu representation, on alleged Railway Counsel Om Prakash and on order dated 20 Nov 2014 filed by General Electric whistleblower - Seema Sapra, General Electric whistle-blower - WP Civil 1280 of 2012, a corruption whistle-blower petition in the Delhi High Court (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company and Others)
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Cc: Seema Sapra <seema.sapra@gmail.com>, Seema Sapra <seemasapra@hotmail.com>

All, the attached application and annexures have been filed by me today in the Delhi High Court. It is also reproduced below. 

I stayed in a cheap Karol Bagh hotel (Hotel Sunstar Heights) last night where toxic chemicals including pesticides were again released into my hotel room last night and this morning. 

Yesterday and today, toxic chemicals were also introduced into my car. 

Seema Sapra 

In the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No.  1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Company and Others                                               ….Respondents

URGENT APPLICATION

The Registrar

Delhi High Court

New Delhi

Please list this application in court on 1 December 2014 as the writ petition is already listed on that date. The ground of urgency is that urgent directions are sought regarding the petitioner's representations regarding Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu, Advocate Om Prakash's attack on the petitioner, and the court order dated 20 November 2014. 

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as a result of corruption complaints against General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

COURT FEES

  

In the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                                        …Petitioner

Versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                                         ….Respondents

An Application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner's representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections

                                                                                    The Petitioner above named

Most Respectfully Showeth:

1.                  This is an application placing on record the concerns of the Petitioner-whistle-blower regarding developments in the Railway Ministry, Respondent 4 herein, which have an impact on how the Government of India deals with the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying that are before this Court in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the proposed electric locomotive factory in Madhepura.

2.                  The new NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office after the General Elections in May 2014.

3.                  Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Mr Sadanand Gowda as the Railway Minister in May 2014.

4.                  On 9 November 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly replaced Mr Sadanand Gowda with Mr Suresh Prabhu as the Railway Minister.

5.                  Since this petition was filed in February 2012 drawing attention to the biggest corruption scandal in the Railway Ministry to date involving public revenue to the tune of almost 20 Billion USD, the Railway Ministry has seen several rail ministers including Ms Mamata Bannerjee, Mr Dinesh Trivedi, Mr Pawan Bansal, Mr Kharge, Mr Sadanand Gowda, and now Mr Suresh Prabhu. Even former PM Mamohan Singh held charge of this Ministry for a short time. Out of this list, at least 2 rail ministers (Pavan Bansal and Sadanand Gowda) overseeing these projects have been subjected to phone taps. Both Pavan Bansal and Sadanand Gowda have faced criminal investigations involving close family members during their tenure as Rail Ministers. The Rail Minister is required to approve the award of the Marhowra and Madhepura Projects.

6.                  It must be reiterated that General Electric Company is capable of influencing political leaders and of targeting Rail Ministers and Railway Board members in order to prevent them from discharging their official duties in connection with the complaints of corruption against General Electric.

7.                  PM Narendra Modi met the CEO of General Electric Company (Jeffrey Immelt) during his September 2014 visit to the United States.

8.                  In September 2014, the Financial Commissioner of the Railway Board had written to then Rail Minister Sadanand Gowda complaining about the corruption in the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and recommending that the 2013 tenders for these Projects should also be scrapped as these constitute debt traps for the Indian Railways. According to the Railway Board Financial Commissioner there was no necessity for the Railways to enter into such long term binding purchase orders with assured offtake for electric and diesel locomotives in such large numbers.

Railway official removed after debt trap projection, warned against setting up of rolling stock making units Ajmer Singh, ET Bureau Oct 18, 2014, 04.00AM IST http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-18/news/55172927_1_indian-railways-debt-trap-arunendra-kumar ("If financial commitments…) NEW DELHI: The financial commissioner of the Indian Railways has been removed a month after she came up with projections that the state-owned transport behemoth could be headed for an 'irreversible debt trap' if it went ahead with plans to set up new rolling stock manufacturing units. The official, Rashmi Kapoor, was removed on October 14 and replaced by Rajalakshmi Ravi Kumar. The change took place when Kapoor, who was also holding post of Additional Member (Finance) in the Railway Board, was in Japan on an official trip. On September 5, Kapoor had sent a note to Railway Board chairman Arunendra Kumar, cautioning against setting up new rolling stock manufacturing units under Assured Offtake Agreements (AOT) on the ground that this would result in a financial commitment of Rs 1.65 lakh crore, which would plunge the Railways into a debt trap. The September 5 letter was marked to the Railway minister. Kumar confirmed that the finance department had reservations about the wisdom of the locomotive manufacturing plans, but said the Railways would go ahead. "In 2009 the finance department said yes, and in 2014 it says no, that is not acceptable. I must tell you that due diligence has been done, there is no question of debt trap. We are getting the best technology, these are high technology locomotives which our factories can't make. The locomotives are instant revenue earners, tracks won't give you money," Kumar told ET. An official from the finance department said its analysis indicated huge outflows on account of interest payments. "We sensitised the new regime in July-August, and in September, recorded our objections on the files that there is no requirement of additional locomotives. And that the proposals to set up rolling stock manufacturing units under Assured Off-Take (AOT) agreements through PPP mode should be dropped." If financial commitments are affected, the annual lease charge serving liability of Indian Railways (IR) towards Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC), from whom loans shall be raised, would exceed the annual borrowing," a senior Railway officer told ET on condition of anonymity. "We had apprised the previous Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge also, but nothing happened. And now we decided, this is a national waste and can't be allowed," he said. Further, locomotives and wagons, if needed, can be sourced from units belonging to the Railways. Besides, Dedicated Freight Corridors, once made operational, would permit high-speed freight trains, thereby reducing the additional rolling stock requirement, so there is a need to decongest the tracks, the finance department reportedly advised. However, the officials of Mechanical and Electrical wings of the Raiways, insists that the figures projected by the finance wing are theoretical and not applicable to field situations. They insist there is a requirement of additional wagons and locomotives, and commitments made in Parliament to set up these units must be honoured. "We are short by 500-600 locos and we can't invest in inefficient loco units, where saturation has already reached. Also money generated through these new locos will be high. The two units at Madhepura and Marhowra would manufacture 1800 locos, these are revenue earners. The Cabinet has approved the financial bid document for these two projects. Under the AOT agreements, we have rigid performance parameters. And for 6000 HP and 12000 HP locos, the technology being offered is far superior, which our units at Chitaranjan and Varanasi can't manufacture," Kumar said. The two units proposed to be set up under AOT agreement are ELF Madhepura (for electric locomotive) and DLF Marhowra (HP Diesel Locomotives). In all, 15 rolling stock units are proposed to be set up under AOT agreements, through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. According to official figures, in 2013-14, Railways borrowings were at Rs 11,790 crore, whereas lease charges (debt servicing) stood at Rs 13,180 crore, with a negative cash flow of Rs 1,390 crore. "The total financial commitment between 2018- and 2029 is estimated to be Rs 1.65 lakh crore. These are all green field projects and railways shall have to pay for them by borrowing from IRFC. And if AOT commitments are affected, then average annual borrowing from IRFC would peak to Rs 38,000crore. Railways is not generating enough to pay service charges, which include dividend charges to government of India and lease charges to IRFC," disclosed a senior railway official, who has direct knowledge of the ongoing controversy.

9.                  News reports were subsequently published that Mr Sadanand Gowda was not inclined to proceed with the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects.

10.              Therefore when Mr Sadanand Gowda was suddenly replaced on ( November 2014 by Mr Suresh Prabhu as Railway Minister, the Petitioner decided to look into Mr Suresh Prabhu's background.

11.              Based upon her research into Mr Suresh Prabhu's background, the Petitioner emailed her concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister to the President of India and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 November 2014.

12.              These two emails of the Petitioner dated 17 November 2014 and titled "Suresh Prabhu's benami companies - further representation to PM Narendra Modi about unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu as Rail Minister from Seema Sapra, General Electric whistle-blower in WP Civil 1280 of 2012, a corruption whistleblower case (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company and Ors.)" totalling 23 pages have been filed by her in this matter on 19 November 2014 and are on the court record.

13.              These emails raise the following concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister.

To the President Pranab Mukherjee, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am concerned that Mr Suresh Prabhu as the new Railway Minister will assist General Electric Company and Montek Singh Ahluwalia in covering up the corruption, bribes, forgery, fraud, and illegal lobbying involved in the Projects and tenders for the diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the electric locomotive factory at Madhepura, which complaints are subjudice before the Delhi High Court in Writ Petition Civil No. 1280/2012 (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company & Others). The PMO, the Railway Ministry, the CVC, the CBI and the Delhi Police Commissioner are the State respondents who have all been issued notice by the Delhi High Court in this matter. General Electric Company, Bombardier, Siemens, Alstom, EMD (a Caterpillar subsidiary) and BHEL are all respondents in this matter who have been issued notice by the Delhi High Court. I remind you of some aspects from Mr Suresh Prabhu's past and recent past. Mr Suresh Prabhu was involved in the multi-crore cobbler scam in Maharahtra in the mid-1990s when he was Chairman of Saraswat Bank. Mr Suresh Prabhu also played a dubious role in the Enron-GE-Dabhol scam when he was Power Minister in the Vajpayee led NDA government. It appears as if Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Power Minister was to facilitate the cover up of the corrupt dealings in the Dabhol Project. Suresh Prabhu benefited from the Adarsh scam as a flat allottee, and with his links to power and politics in Maharashtra, his claim that he was unaware of the illegalities and was a mere "victim" is disingenuous. I attach a copy of Mr Suresh Prabhu's CV. He claims to be active as an entrepreneur in the area of renewable energy. He is therefore bound to have past and ongoing ties to General Electric Company, one of the biggest corporates in the area of energy and renewable energy. Mr Suresh Prabhu is pursuing a PhD at the Freie University in Berlin, which is described on the internet as a CIA funded organization. Mr Suresh P. Prabhu is Chairperson of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, India. Suresh Prabhu's son Ameya Prabhu is an entrepreneur and investor in energy portfolios and projects. His CV reads like that of a middleman for energy deals. Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu appear to have been jointly working as a lobbying/fixer/facilitator team for corporate interests in the area of renewable energy and water policy and projects in India. Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu must disclose their past and present dealings (including financial dealings) with General Electric Company and its affiliates. Ameya Prabhu's business interests create a clear conflict of interest if Suresh Prabhu handles any energy/ renewable energy related policy/ projects for the Government of India. It is therefore a matter of grave concern that the present government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Suresh Prabhu as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp — "Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy." I have earlier complained of conflict of interest concerns regarding Montek Singh Ahluwalia and his son Pawan Ahluwalia. Mr Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu are in the same boat and Mr Suresh Prabhu's recent appointments to positions in the Government of India raise serious concerns of conflict of interest. The Narendra Modi government came to power after an election campaign run on anti-corruption messaging and promises. That is why the appointment of Mr Suresh Prabhu to government positions and to the Railway Ministry despite his conflict of interest and past background of involvement in corruption and its cover-up is very disappointing. I urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to correct course and to ensure that there is no cover up of the corruption, bribes, forgery, fraud, and illegal lobbying involved in the Projects and tenders for the diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the electric locomotive factory at Madhepura, which complaints are subjudice before the Delhi High Court in Writ Petition Civil No. 1280/2012 (Seema Sapra v General Electric Company & Others). I have included below a brief dossier on Mr Suresh Prabhu and his son Ameya Prabhu. Seema Sapra Dossier on Suresh Prabhu Amerya Prabhu is the Deputy Managing Director of Greenergy Renewables Private Limited which describes itself as a Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) and a Renewable Energy Services Company (RESCO). According to its website, Blue Crane Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (BCH) is the investor in Greenergy Renewables Pvt. Ltd. Ameya Prabhu is the nominee of Blue Crane in Greenergy. Greenergy's website contains the following profile for Ameya Prabhu: "Mr. Ameya Prabhu - Deputy Managing Director Mr Ameya Prabhu, in his capacity as Deputy Managing Director, is responsible for working closely with the Managing Director to lead the organization towards achievement of its goals. Mr Prabhu is involved extensively in devising a corporate strategy for Greenergy, and in raising funds for the company. Mr Prabhu is a nominee of Blue Crane Holdings on the Board of Directors of Greenergy Renewables. Blue Crane Holdings is a company focused on emerging business opportunities in the water and clean energy sectors. His areas of expertise include: finance, renewable energy, energy efficiency, power, foreign collaborations and partnerships. Mr Prabhu was previously a Director with Energy India Corporation and was involved in developing thermal and wind power projects in South Asia. He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project.  His earlier experience includes stints at IL&FS marine transport division, Enam Consultants, DSP Merill Lynch and ICICI Bank. Mr Prabhu holds a Masters in Financial Management from the IE Business School and is a CFA Level II Candidate. He has a B.Sc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick." The Blue Crane website at http://www.bluecraneholding.com/index01.htm contains no information about its officers or its investors.  The only information on this website is some contact information which reads as under: "Aban House, 3rd floor, Sai Baba Lane (Rope Walk Lane), Behind Rhythm House Fort, Mumbai 400023 INDIA Tel : +91-22-4002 5770 Fax : +91-22-4002 5778 Email: info@bluecraneholding.com Web : www.bluecraneholding.com" Ameya Prabhu is also shown as a Director in Essay Infra, and the company's website contains the following profile for Suresh Prabhu: "Ameya Prabhu, Director With a Bsc. in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick and a Masters in Financial Management from the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, he is actually positioned as a CFA Level II Candidate. Previously a Director with Energy India Corporation, Mr. Prabhu was involved in developing thermal and wind power projects in South Asia. He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project. His earlier experience includes stints at IL&FS marine transport division, Enam Consultants, DSP Merill Lynch and ICICI Bank. Mr.Prabhu's areas of expertise include: finance, renewable energy, energy efficiency, power, foreign collaborations and partnerships. Currently he is actively working towards promoting closer integration between companies in India, China and Latin America." Energy India Corporation has no functional website. This is where Ameya Prabhu claims to have worked earlier. http://essayinfra.com/ameya_prabhu.html ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PVT. LTD. Corporate Office: 201, Sumer Kendra, P.B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400093, Maharashtra, India.             Tel.: +91 22 - 40963300 Fax: +91 22 - 40963300 Email: info@essayinfra.com Essay Infra's website describes its business areas in the following terms: "Business Areas SWIFT business, swiftly. Essay Infra has evolved its key areas of focus in synch with the India-development theme. With our focus on Solar Energy, Water, Infrastructure, Finance and Trading, Essay Infra is aligned to make most of the immense potential that lies ahead in the region. We have designed the interplay between our areas of focus and our global partnerships to embed speed and efficiency as we seek to focus on SWIFT in a swift manner." Mr Suresh Prabhu also appeared to own a Finance Company at one time. "AMEYA PRABHU FINANCE LIMITED L65990MH1997PLC106955 No of Views 8 ( 0 voters) Brief AMEYA PRABHU FINANCE LIMITED is a listed company registered on 31/03/1997. The company has an authorized capital of Rs 30,00,000.00 and paid-up capital of Rs 25,00,000.00. Its registered office is situated at Unit No 1/2 & 3 Mid Townplaza Shivaji Nagarnear Punjab National Bank, Thane, Maharashtra, India-400604. The status of company in the records of Registrar is strike off which means that it has closed its operations. Company has currently 0 director and falls under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Company-Mumbai. BASIC DETAILS Incorporation Date 31/03/1997 Registering Authority Registrar of Company-Mumbai Registration Number 106955 Listing Type Listed Company Nature Company limited by shares Company Type Public Status at Registry Strike off Company Sub Category Indian Non-Government Company Authorized Capital Rs. 30,00,000.00 Paid-up Capital Rs. 25,00,000.00 CONTACT DETAILS  Edit Address           UNIT NO 1/2 & 3 MID TOWNPLAZA SHIVAJI NAGARNEAR PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK City     THANE State    Maharashtra Country           INDIA Pin       400604 Email Id          Not Available" Published: July 2, 2014 01:58 IST | Updated: July 2, 2014 01:58 IST Suresh Prabhu to head panel on power Sandeep Dikshit The National Democratic Alliance government has appointed the former Cabinet Minister, Suresh Prabhu, as the head of a high-level panel on power revamp — "Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy." Mr. Prabhu will draw on his experience as the initiator of reforms in the power sector during his tenure as Power Minister in the former NDA government when he had piloted the integrated electricity bill and the law for setting up a regulator, something that current Minister Piyush Goyal wants to do in the coal sector, sources said. Mr. Prabhu will be assisted by three former bureaucrats — Pratyush Sinha, Anil Baijal and Partha Bhattacharya. The former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Pratyush Sinha, was earlier heading a committee overseeing distribution of Central officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre between the two successor States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the previous government. Vast experience Mr. Baijal has extensive experience in the public and private sectors. A former Indian Airlines chief and former Union Home Secretary, he has also been associated with DLF, ITC and Bharti Groups post-retirement. Mr. Bhattacharya is a former Coal India Limited chief who had piloted the country's largest IPO. He was also instrumental in turning around Bharat Coal that was incurring annual losses of Rs. 600 crore. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suresh-prabhu-to-head-panel-on-power/article6167646.ece Keywords: Power ministry, Suresh Prabhu National          MAGAZINE | JAN 15, 1997 MAHARASHTRA Beneficiaries All Politicians are implicated in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam CHARUBALA ANNUNCIO THE boot may well be on the other foot now. While it was former sheriff Sadruddin Daya of Dawood shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes who were held as the prime accused in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam, fresh investigations have revealed the full-fledged compliance of Maharashtra politicians in the fraud. Leaders from all three prominent parties—the Congress, the BJP and the Shiv Sena—appear to have been involved in the diabolical siphoning of public funds under the garb of setting up cooperative societies for poor cobblers. While Congressman Shinde's Chakrayu society flouted rules with impunity, the Sena-BJP's Munde (right) helped by making it easy for Mumbai cooperatives to avail of KVIC subsidies.     And in the coming weeks, investigators hope to unearth the names of the political beneficiaries of the embezzlement. Meanwhile, allegations are flying thick and fast. Among the political links being investigated is that of former Maharashtra chief minister, Sharad Pawar. Though there is no direct evidence implicating the Congress leader, investigations have revealed Tejani to be a director of the    Rs 500-crore Dynamix Dairy Products Pvt Ltd in which Pawar is believed to have a stake through the holdings of family members. According to sources, the sole milk supplier to Dynamix, the Baramati Milk Cooperative, is controlled by Pawar. Sources hint that a good amount of the money from the shoe scam may have been diverted to Dynamix. However, the Pawar link still remains tenuous. What is not tenuous, however, is that it was during Pawar's regime that Congressmen had a field day. It was at this time thistimethat                              Sushil Kumar Shinde, chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), floated the Chakrayu society which flouted every rule in the book. It dealt in machine-made goods against the mandatory rule of handcrafted leatherwear. So while the project report guaranteed employment to 2,000 cobblers, only about 50 were actually employed. Further, the rules say that 10 per cent of the total funds should be contributed by members of the society; 60 per cent should come from financial institutions and the state government should loan the remaining 30 per cent. However, according to the Accountant General's report, member contribution to the Rs 133-lakh Chakrayu project was just            Rs 4.75 lakh. Of this, Rs 4.25 lakh was contributed by 200 members who were shown as "people of repute". Investigations reveal that they included Kripashankar, vice-president, MPCC and Ramdas Phutane, a Congress MLC, among others. With the cobblers being too poor to contribute even the token Rs 100 to join cooperatives, it is usually the Mahatma Phule Vikas Mahamandal which pays their membership fee. However, in the case of Chakrayu, the Mahamandal refused to give the funds. In 1992, Shinde, then state finance minister, got the government to sanction Rs 44.5 lakh for the society in three instalments. In a further flouting of rules, Shinde got the Maharashtra State Finance Corporation to sanction Rs 60 lakh. Once Chakrayu was formed, the cobblers' interests were given a back seat, say sources. Normally, every member of a cooperative society has equal voting rights, but Chakrayu modified the rule—only members with a contribution of Rs 1,000 or more were entitled to vote. This virtually alienated the cobbler members of the society. The Congress involvement has given enough ammunition to the BJP and the Shiv Sena against the previous regime, although both parties cannot deny the involvement of some of their own members. For the moment, however, it is Pawar and his partymen who are being accused of turning a blind eye to the looting of public money. Points out Kirit Somaiya, MLA and Mumbai city president of the BJP: "The previous government cannot be absolved of the responsibility of letting such activity flourish for over 10 years." Nor does that absolve the Shiv Sena-BJP government. The present deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who held the finance portfolio for about three months and presented the '96-'97 budget, is also under the cloud of suspicion. Mrs Maharuk Keravala, a friend of Tejani's wife and a prime suspect in the scam, has alleged that she, along with BJP MLA Sadashiv Lokh-ande and others, approached Munde to help them out. Munde obliged by raising the sales tax exemption limit to Rs 50 lakh and doing away with the need for societies to get a certifi-cation from the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The KVIC had laid down in 1987 that only societies located in villages were entitled to benefits from it. By doing away with the need for certification, Munde made it possible for cooperatives located in Mumbai to enjoy the bene-fits of KVIC subsidies. As investigations continue, lesser known politicians are also being pulled into the net. Money to prime accused Sadruddin Daya was sanctioned by the chairman of Saraswat Cooperative Bank, Suresh Prabhu, who is now a Shiv Sena MP. Bomb blast accused Abu Azmi of the Samajwadi Party has also been found to have links with the scam-sters. The Economic Offence Wing has identified Shiv Sena legislator Baburao Mane among those who may have been aware of the scam. The BJP claims it is looking into the involvement of its members. The Sena has not been as categoric. But with the interrogation of the accused revealing names of leading lights in the political firmament, the cobbler scam is likely to have a fallout whose repercussions will be felt by all parties, be it the Congress, the BJP or the Shiv Sena. http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?202844 The Great Indian Cobbler Scam 24 APR So, in my 5th semester I had to make a project and presentation on 'The Cobbler Scam' and while doing all my online research on this topic I realized there wasn't a wikipedia page dedicated to this scam so I thought I'd post my project on my blog for anyone who'd be interested in knowing more about it.  Many of the details are going to shock you and for people who've never even heard about this scam,you might even find it amusing,initially. Most people haven't heard about the Great Indian Cobbler Scam  because  it happened only in Mumbai and was exposed in 1995 and ever since there have been SEVERAL scams that have been unearthed which were way bigger and significant than this one. Nevertheless, this scam involved a lot of money and many banks and prominent people as well. And we need to be aware of how rampant corruption in India is in every single field. No wonder India can be aptly called 'The land of Scams'. So here it is, The Great Indian Cobbler Scam Image  The Cobbler Scam is one of the biggest multi million dollars scam in Indian History, is nicknamed The Great Cobbler Scam. What really happened in this Great Cobbler Scam was that various businessman & politicians had siphoned around $600 million US dollars from a scheme that was floated by the Government of India meant to benefit the poor cobblers of Mumbai. Instead, it went into the pockets of the elites who used this money to built luxury homes for themselves and also brought luxury cars, boats, arts, etc. The money of the scheme was meant to provide low interest loans and tax concessions to the Mumbai's poorest – cobblers who work 16-hours a day for less than $2. Not a single penny reached these cobblers. The modus operandi of the mastermind was to float a cooperative society of cobblers to avail of soft government loans through various schemes. Several bogus societies of cobblers were formed only for the purpose of availing these soft government loans. The main heads Daya of Dawood Shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes created fictitious cooperative societies for cobblers. On behalf of these non existing cooperative societies they availed loans of crores of rupees from different banks. The accused created a fictitious cooperative society of cobblers to take advantage of government loans through various schemes. The banks involved in giving loans were also charge sheeted. The primary accused in the multi-crore shoe scam is Sohin  Daya, son of former Sheriff of Mumbai. The people involved in this racket were Saddrudin Daya, former sheriff of Mumbai and owner of Dawood Shoes, Rafique Tejani, owner of Metro Shoes, Kishore Signapurkar, proprietor of Milano Shoes, and Abu Asim Azmi, president of Samajwadi Party's Mumbai unit and partner in Citywalk Shoes. Beside them various officials of banks and financial institutions were also involved in this multi million dollars scam. The Banks whose officials were involved in this scam are: Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait. This scam cost the Government of India around $600 million US dollars. This was one of the worst scam in India that cheated the poorest people of the society and benefited a lot of rich and elite people. This is one of the reasons why poverty in India is difficult to eliminate. The scam was exposed in 1995. HOW THE SCAM UNEARTHED: The following is an article by the Express News Service on how the Cobbler Scam was exposed: VIGILANT AGENCIES EXPOSED SHOE SCAM Express News Service MUMBAI, June 1: The unearthing of the Rs 1600-crore cobbler's scam that closed in on bigwigs of the shoe industry was expected, caused as it was by three agencies working towards its exposure. Officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's octroi department had lodged complaints about raw materials being brought into the city on a large scale. These materials had octroi concessions as they were brought in lieu of the cooperative societies. On the basis of the complaints, the police carried out its own investigations, and a diligent officer in the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies decided to do a complete survey of registered societies in Mumbai. Immediately after taking charge in 1995, Sudhir Thakre, the joint registrar of the Cooperative Society for Mumbai division, ordered a survey of the registered societies. "Our officers, especially auditors of each of these societies complained that most of these societies did not exist at the registered addresses furnished to this office," Thakre said in an exclusive interview to Express Newsline, narrating the process of investigation into the big business' way to success through fictitious cobbler societies. Thakre decided to survey all the societies that had been formed. "Normally, since most of the cobblers were poor and illiterate, we did not like to harass them with too much inspection. "This leniency on the registrar's part was misused by the businessmen," he admitted. The BMC, meanwhile, complained to the police about huge consignments of raw materials (used for the purpose of shoe-making) being brought into Mumbai. Worth around two crores, these materials obtained octroi concessions. The police started making their own investigations, and both the agencies got suspicious when "all the cobblers' societies were found missing."A clearer picture emerged by January 1996 when flying squads with the registrar were given specific orders to follow a society to its very last. A report on prima facie evidence was made for the police by March 1996. "My boys worked for five months, sometimes without the societies themselves realising it, and by August 1996, we got the complete picture," he said. DCP Sanjay Pandey, who had taken over the Economic Offences Wing then approached him asking for details, since he too was working on the case. "By September 9, a report of 80 to 90 pages was ready for the police. "Till then, we had completed 19 raids and 51 societies were being investigated." The rest, as they say, is history. Copyright © 1997 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd. People Affected by the Scam •The poor Cobblers of Mumbai are the one who are majorly affected by the Scam as they were not benefited by a single rupee of the Scheme which was meant only for them. •Government of India was also affected by the Scam as the scam  cost  the  Government  around  1200  crores  Indian rupees. •The Banks whose officials were involved in the scam like Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, spoiled their reputation. •Politicians,  bureaucrats  and  top  shoe  manufacturers  in Maharashtra were also affected as the Shoes manufacturers have to shut their shoe outlets and their business was lost. Politicians Implicated in the Scam The boot may well be on the other foot now. While it was former sheriff Sadruddin Daya of Dawood shoes, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes and Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes who were held as the prime accused in the Rs 1,000-crore cobbler scam, fresh investigations have revealed the full-fledged compliance of Maharashtra politicians in the fraud. Leaders from all three prominent parties the Congress, the BJP and the Shiv Sena appear to have been involved in the diabolical siphoning of public funds under the garb of setting up cooperative societies for poor cobblers. Meanwhile, allegations are flying thick and fast. Among the political links being investigated is that of former Maharashtra chief minister, Sharad Pawar. Though there is no direct evidence implicating the Congress leader, investigations have revealed Tejani to be a director of the  Rs500-crore Dynamix Dairy Products Pvt Ltd in which Pawar is believed to have a stake through the holdings of family members. According to sources, the sole milk supplier to Dynamix, the Baramati Milk Cooperative, is controlled by Pawar. Sources hint that a good amount of themoney from the shoe scam may have been diverted to Dynamix. However, the Pawar link still remains tenuous. What is not tenuous, however, is that it was during Pawar's regime that Congressmen had a field day. It was at this time that Sushil Kumar Shinde, chief of the Maharashtra Pradesh CongressCommittee (MPCC), floated the Chakrayu society which flouted every rule in the book. It dealt in machine-made goods against the mandatory rule of handcrafted leatherwear. So while the project report guaranteed employment to 2,000 cobblers, only about 50 were actually employed. Further, the rules say that 10 per cent of the total funds should be contributed by members of the society; 60 per cent should come from financial institutions and the state government should loan the remaining 30 per cent. However, according to the Accountant General's report, member contribution to the Rs 133-lakh Chakrayu project was just Rs 4.75 lakh. Of this, Rs 4.25 lakh was contributed by 200 members who were shown as "people of repute". Investigations reveal that they included Kripashankar, vice-president, MPCC and Ramdas Phutane, a Congress MLC,among others. With the cobblers being too poor to contribute even the token Rs 100 to join cooperatives,  it is usually the Mahatma Phule Vikas Mahamandal which pays their membership fee. However, in the case of Chakrayu, the Mahamandal refused to give the funds. In 1992, Shinde, then state finance minister, got the government to sanction Rs 44.5 lakh for the society in three instalments. In a further flouting of rules, Shinde got the Maharashtra State Finance Corporation to sanction Rs 60 lakh. Once Chakrayu was formed, the cobblers' interests were given a back seat, say sources. Normally, every member of a cooperative society has equal voting rights, but Chakrayu modified the rule only members with a contribution of Rs 1,000 or more were entitled to vote. This virtually alienated the cobbler members of the society. The Congress involvement has given enough ammunition to the BJP and the Shiv Sena against the previous regime, although both parties cannot deny the involvement of some of their own members. For the moment, however, it is Pawar and his party men who are being accused of turning a blind eye to the looting of public money. Points out Kirit Somaiya, MLA and Mumbai city president of the BJP: "The previous government cannot be absolved of the responsibility of letting such activity flourish for over 10 years." Nor does that absolve the Shiv Sena-BJP government. The present deputy chief minister, Gopinath Munde, who held the finance portfolio for about three months and presented the '96-'97 budget, is also under the cloud of suspicion. Mrs.Maharuk Keravala, a friend of Tejani's wife and a prime suspect in the scam, has alleged that she, along with BJP MLA Sadashiv Lokh-ande and others, approached Munde to help them out. Munde obliged by raising the sales tax exemption limit to Rs 50 lakh and doing away with the need for societies to get a certification from the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC).The KVIC had laid down in 1987 that only societies located in villages were entitled to benefits from it. By doing away with the need for certification, Munde made it possible for cooperatives located in Mumbai to enjoy the benefits of KVIC subsidies. As investigations continue, lesser known politicians are also being pulled into the net. Money to prime accused Sadruddin Daya was sanctioned by the chairman of Saraswat Cooperative Bank, Suresh Prabhu, who is now a Shiv Sena MP. Bomb blast accused Abu Azmi of the Samajwadi Party has also been found to have links with the scam-sters. The Economic Offence Wing has identified Shiv Sena legislator Baburao Mane among those who may have been aware of the scam. The BJP claims it is looking into the involvement of its members. The Sena has not been as categoric. But with the interrogation of the accused revealing names of leading lights in the political firmament, the cobbler scam is likely to have a fallout whose repercussions will be felt by all parties, be it the Congress, the BJP or the Shiv Sena. What treatment was given at the end of the scam? •Based on the complaints of BMC, the police started investigations. The banks whose officials were involved in this scam are : Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Citibank, Bank of Oman, Dena Bank, Development Credit Bank, Saraswat  Co-operative Bank, and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait were charge sheeted. • Officials of Bank of Baroda, Saraswati Co-operative Bank and the Bombay Mercentile Co-operative Bank are also facing charges for fraudulent manipulation of government funds. • After the inquiry, Dawood, Metro, Milano, Citywalk  and a host of other shoe shops were sealed. They opened only after a long battle. • At present, the shoe scam is in queue of cases waiting to be taken up by the court of the 19th additional chief metropolitan magistrate. All the accused are out on bail. •Files on the multiple cases of the shoe scam are gathering dust on court shelves. •The case is still waiting for a trial . •The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police filed seven charge-sheets against 28 accused in the Rs 1,600-crore cobbler scam at the 37th metropolitan court. •Apart from Sadruddin Daya, the prime accused in the scam and former sheriff of Mumbai, his wife Shauheen, two international banks and five co-operative  banks have also been charge sheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The charge-sheets were filed before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Sharad N Chimade. Surprisingly, Rafique Tejani of Metro Shoes, Kishore Signapurkar of Milano Shoes and Abu Asim Azmi of Citywalk Shoes have not been charge-sheeted. EOW officials said the role of the three companies in the scam was still being investigated. •Others who have been charge-sheeted are: Anwar Merchant, Salim Merchant,  Abdul  Memon,  Bashir  Inamdar, M Z Kerawala, V V Chandy, Arshad Wahedna, B.B Trivedi, R Krishnan, D K Sabawala, S Yogeshwaran and R V Bhatt, M GRamakrishnan, V P Khurana, S N Gokhale, T A Khan, Manohar Surve, Siddique, P K Sukhtankar, D J Raikar, N J Ghotage, D NKamath, P P Deshmukh,V N Dalal, J P Shah and  SiddharthShirali. •Special public prosecutor P R Namjoshi told the court that the EOW is preparing 26 sets of the charge-sheets to be given to the accused. He requested the magistrate to grant prosecution six weeks' time to furnish the same. His request was granted. •The sections of IPC included in the charge-sheets cover criminal conspiracy, forgery, preparing and using duplicated documents for financial benefits, criminal breach of trust, cheating, jumping bail limits, fraudulently setting up fake co-operative societies and making money. CONCLUSION India is a country riddled with corruption. The Cobbler Scam cost the government $600 million. The irony is that the money was hijacked from a scheme that should have benefited the poor of Mumbai. Instead it went into the pockets of the wealthy elite. The local government in Mumbai set up a scheme to provide low interest loans and tax concessions to the city's poorest – cobblers who work 16-hour days for less than $2. But not a cent ever got through to the cobblers. Instead various businessmen and politicians built luxury homes, bought luxury cars, boats and art. "For India's poor, the Great Cobbler Scam is just confirmation that fifty years after independence, little has changed." said Dominique Schwartz. The Cobbler Scam was extensively covered by the Indian media from 1995-2009 writing in detail about the several elites and politicians involved in the scam and the investigations being carried out. This scam had headlined leading newspapers like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Business Standard, Mid Day and Outlook, the weekly magazine. It was a case that made front page headlines in 1995, managed to stay there for almost two years — before disappearing. Papers like The Indian Express and Hindustan Times continued to cover the Cobbler Scam and how it was handed over to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in the year 2006 and how even almost a decade later the cobbler scam, which involved 40 politicians, bureaucrats and well-known shoe manufacturers in Mumbai is still waiting for a trial. Times of India had even put forth the grievances of the people impacted by the scam. Indian Express informed how the shoe scam was exposed by three agencies after the BMC filed a complaint about raw materials being brought into the city on a large scale. The media did an excellent job in extensively covering the Cobbler scam and how another Cobbler scam was barred in 2006 where families had got recovery notices for loans taken by complete strangers. Political implications in the 1,000 crore cobbler scam was also elaborately mentioned in the Indian media. However, though the media high lightened all the aspects of the Cobbler Scam, the trial is yet pending in court and the accused out on bail; hence the media pressure on the Government to take quick action against those on the chargesheet was not as strong as it should have been. The investigation files now continue to gather dust while justice has yet not been delivered after more than a decade. http://fileyourstory.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/the-great-indian-cobbler-scam/ Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu denies involvement in Adarsh scam Tuesday, 2 November 2010 - 7:08pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-former-union-minister-suresh-prabhu-denies-involvement-in-adarsh-scam-1461252 Prabhu, a former Shiv Sena MP who is a member of the Adarsh Housing Society, said that he joined the Society as an MP but when the NDA was not in power. Former Union minister Suresh Prabhu today washed his hands off the Adarsh scam, saying that he never gave any permission for the project during his tenure in the Union cabinet. "I never gave any permissions for this project during my tenure as the environment minister," Prabhu said from Singapore. Prabhu, a former Shiv Sena MP who is a member of the Adarsh Housing Society, said that he joined the Society as an MP but when the NDA was not in power. "So, there is no question of me influencing any allotment," he said. "I was not the promoter nor the office-bearer of the Society. I borrowed money from a bank and all the documents were verified before granting me loan," he added. Prabhu said that his application was scrutinised and verified by the Mumbai city collector. "I followed the same procedure which is a normal routine for applying for membership in such societies." "If any irregularity regarding the land had been brought to my notice, I would never have become a member. If there is indeed any irregularity, I am a victim," he claimed.

14.              More information and evidence in connection with the Petitioner's valid concerns regarding Mr Suresh Prabhu's unsuitability for appointment as Rail Minister were also emailed by the Petitioner to the President of India and to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These are reproduced below:

To the President Pranab Mukherjee, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I am writing with even more shocking information about the unsuitability of Mr Suresh Prabhu as Rail Minister and for any Government of India position. Even a basic background search about Mr Suresh Prabhu and his family would have shown many red flags in connection with his suitability for a cabinet ministerial post or any government post. An internet search shows that Suresh Prabhu's son Ameya Prabhu and Suresh Prabhu's wife Uma Prabhu are promoter-directors in several companies whose names indicate operations in the business areas of finance, infrastructure, consultancy and energy. Mr Suresh Prabhu is not a business tycoon. Since 1995/1996, he claims to have been in politics. He has been an MP four times. He was a Chartered Accountant. His wife Uma Prabhu is supposed to be a journalist/ writer. Then why are his son and wife promoters/ directors in the following companies. SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED  YELLOW MAPLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED INDO-AFRICA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED INFRA POWER CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED ENERGY INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED MANAV SADHAN VIKAS SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED DUES BERG BOSSON FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITE D This confirms that Suresh Prabhu, his wife and son have been involved in some very suspicious business/ financial dealings through these companies.   I also refer to the following statement from Ameya Prabhu's profile as posted on the website of his company Greenergy Renewables. "He was involved in formulating a relationship with a leading European utility for co-developing a thermal power plant in Maharashtra, India and in tying up the coal linkage for the project". This statement shows that Ameya Prabhu basically acted as a middleman/ fixer/broker for this project. He also tied up the coal linkage. Was this part of the coal scam allottments? Seema Sapra The information on Suresh Prabhu's benami companies where his wife/son are directors is reproduced below. http://www.companywiki.in/wiki/survall-global-projects-private-limited.html SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED U40108MH2011PTC214752 No of Views 7 ( 0 voters) Brief SURVALL GLOBAL PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED is a private company registered on 14/03/2011. The company has an authorized capital of Rs 50,00,000.00 and paid-up capital of Rs 1,00,000.00. Its registered office is situated at 809, Dalamal Towers,nariman Point, Free Press Marg,, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India-400021. The status of company in the records of Registrar is active which means that it is actively doing all its filing with the Registrar. Company has currently 2 director and falls under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Company-Mumbai. BASIC DETAILS Incorporation Date 14/03/2011      Registering Authority Registrar of Company-Mumbai Registration Number 214752            Listing Type Unlisted Company Nature Company limited by shares     Company Type Private Status at Registry Active Company Sub Category Indian Non-Government Company Authorized Capital Rs. 50,00,000.00         Paid-up Capital Rs. 1,00,000.00 CONTACT DETAILS •           EDIT Address           809, DALAMAL TOWERS,NARIMAN POINT, FREE PRESS MARG, City     MUMBAI State    Maharashtra Country           INDIA Pin       400021 Email Id          ameyaprabhu@gmail.com DIRECTOR & KEY PERSONS DIN/DPIN/PAN         Director Name            Appointment Date      Designation 00629670 AMEYA SURESH PRABHU           14/03/2011      Director 01725272 UMA SURESH PRABHU    21/03/2014      Additional Director OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS OF CURRENT DIRECTORS DIN/Director Name    Company Name          Designation AMEYA SURESH PRABHU (00629670)      YELLOW MAPLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             INDO-AFRICA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             INFRA POWER CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED Director             ESSAY INFRA RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED Director             GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             ENERGY INDIA CORPORATION LIMITED Director             GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             DUES BERG BOSSON FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITE D Director UMA SURESH PRABHU (01725272)      GREENERGY RENEWABLES PRIVATE LIMITED Director             CLEANTECH RENEWABLE ENERGY PRIVATE LIMITED Director             GREENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRIVATE LIMI TED Director             GREENERGY WIND FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             MANAV SADHAN VIKAS SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION Director             BLUE CRANE HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             FORESIGHT 2020 PROJECT CONSULTANTS PRIVATE LIMITED Director             EDUWISE CONSULTANCY PRIVATE LIMITED Director

15.              The petitioner would like to present some further evidence on the issue of the unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu for the post of Rail Minister. The relevant news reports are reproduced below. To use an analogy, given his background and involvement in the Adarsh scam, Suresh Prabhu would never have passed the litmus test for consideration to a judicial post. How then could Prime Minister Narendra Modi consider Suresh Prabhu as a fit candidate for a position in his cabinet and that too in the Rail Ministry with the biggest corruption scandal time-bomb (this petition) ticking away?

Printed from Times Now.tv Why is Suresh Prabhu underground? 1 Nov 2010, 2048 hrs IST http://www.timesnow.tv/articleshow/4357409.cms As the Kargil for Profit scam grows bigger, there is overwhelming evidence that politicians across political colour and creed bent over backwards in colluding with the scamsters. The finger of suspicion also pointing squarely at Suresh Prabhu, the then Union Minister of Environment and Forests and seems to have mysteriously vanished now. As the Kargil for Profit scam blows up too many instances seem to point to the Prabhu. In fact too many for them to be mere coincidences and that is why Prabhu needs to answer and answer now. He has steadfastly refused to speak on record either on camera or on the phone when TIMES NOW finally caught up with him. Asked him about his apartment in Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai, Prabhu feigned ignorance and pretended to be surprised. Documents with TIMES NOW however prove otherwise, his name clearly present in the list of allottees. Raising questions, how can Prabhu claim to not know about a flat he owns? Isn't it too much of a coincidence that he cleared the project and also owns a flat in the building? And most importantly, if he has nothing to hide then why has the high profile Prabhu suddenly gone underground? However these are questions that we have been trying to put to the former Union Minister and he has been doggedly avoiding them and it is this reluctance to answer questions that have been putting Prabhu's role in the scam in doubt. Suresh Prabhu had resigned from the board of agrochemicals company UPL Ltd, days before becoming the Railway Minister in the NDA government. Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/sureshprabhu-resigns-from-uplboard-1559952.html "Pawar is also believed to have played a significant role in getting Suresh Prabhu, his friend from the Sena on to the NDA bandwagon for a high profile ministry. This is just a page from the rules of Pawar for Indian politics." Writes Rana Ayub at http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/pawar-politics-has-a-separate-set-of-rules-620848 'Alice' who grew too big for Thackeray SAMYABRATA RAY GOSWAMI Nov. 10: Onetime Bal Thackeray favourite Suresh Prabhu, who switched to the BJP on Sunday, is the most hated man in the Shiv Sena today. Prabhu had been inducted into the Sena at a time it was suffering from an image crisis. The Sena-BJP had just come to power in Maharashtra in 1995 and Thackeray bahu Smita was running Sena chief minister Manohar Joshi's cabinet by proxy. Dizzy with power, the Sena cadre had turned boorish on the streets while accusations of mafia-style governance were eroding the party's appeal. Ahead of the 1996 general election, Thackeray was on the lookout for an image makeover for the party. He found an answer in his chartered accountant, who headed the Saraswat Cooperative Bank. That Prabhu was also a qualified lawyer helped immensely, as Thackeray would often consult him on sensitive family and governance matters. The Sena boss made sure the debutant won his Lok Sabha seat and sent him to Delhi to join the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. "Suresh never really became a party insider. He was our mascot at the national stage — the sophisticated face in Delhi's power corridors," a Sena senior said. "He was intelligent and made the most of it. Pretending to be a disinterested politician, he projected himself as a scholar and a man of action, making friends in other parties, mainly among the BJP's leaders and young Turks." A favourite with Vajpayee, Prabhu began getting top cabinet portfolios. But his growing closeness to the BJP caused heartburn in Matoshree. Thackeray began sarcastically calling him "Alice in Wonderland" and accusing him of not looking after Maharashtra's (the Sena's) interests in Delhi. "Finally, in 2002, Balasaheb — egged on by both Raj and Uddhav — recalled Suresh from Delhi and forced him to resign from the cabinet. But Atalji made him chairman of a task force on interlinking rivers and kept him in Delhi," the Sena leader said. "Many wanted him expelled, but a chartered accountant is the keeper of many secrets. So Suresh stayed on and was allowed to win another election." But the distance between Prabhu and his party grew. In the 2009 polls, with hardly any support from the Sena, Prabhu lost. He became almost an absentee from the party. The Adarsh scam of 2010 dented Prabhu's "clean" image when it became clear he had received an out-of-turn allotment of a 1,076sqft apartment. Sources close to Prabhu said he was hurt that the Sena didn't come to his defence. He kept his equations with then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi going — they had been on cordial terms since Vajpayee's time. They came closer after Prabhu called off his visit to Wharton School in protest at the B-school cancelling a keynote address by Modi last year. "He's a climber. We all knew it was just a matter of time before he joined the BJP," the Sena source said. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141111/jsp/nation/story_19024777.jsp#.VGssMPmUf_I "Meanwhile, the agency is preparing a SCN of the 27 flat owners who were found ineligible to buy a flat in the society. The SCN will be handed over to state Chief Secretary. "The list of 27 members include flats of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and former Union Power Minister Suresh Prabhu," said the CBI official. Once the SCN on CBI findings is submitted, the state government can decide on the future course of action, he said. "The state can decide on whether or not to cancel their membership," said a CBI official. Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/adarsh-cbi-files-2nd-supplementary-chargesheet-preparings-1475132.html" Published on The Asian Age (http://www.asianage.com) Home > Metros > Mumbai > 'CBI left out four offenders' 'CBI left out four offenders' By editor Created 9 Aug 2014 - 00:00 In another development to the Adarsh scandal, an activist on Friday alleged before the Bombay high court that the CBI had not filed charges against four main scam beneficiaries as accused, including relatives of Ashok Chavan. Former scribe and activist Ketan Tirodkar filed a rejoinder before the division bench of Justice P.V. Hardas and Justice Anuja Prabhudesai claiming that Bhagwati Sharma and Madan Sharma, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of Mr Chavan; Devyani Khobragade, former Indian diplomat to US and daughter of former general manager of BEST Uttam Khobragade and former Union minister Suresh Prabhu acquired flats in Adarsh by fraudulent means but they were not made the accused in the case. He requested the judges to order the CBI to form a special investigating team (SIT) to investigate the conspiracy to save the former chief minister. He contended that the SIT should report directly to the director of CBI. The judges directed the investigating agency to file their reply in this regard within two weeks. He told the court that all these four persons got flats at very low prices in Adarsh and the CBI had arraigned officers who helped them get these flats, but instead of making these beneficiaries the accused, the CBI had written to the chief secretary seeking action against these persons. He asked why the investigating agency did not make them the accused and named them in the chargesheet as offenders. Mumbai Age Correspondent mumbai Copyright © 2011 The Asian Age. All rights reserved. Source URL: http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/cbi-left-out-four-offenders-762 Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Naresh Kamath, Hindustan Times Mumbai, July 28, 2012 First Published: 00:51 IST(28/7/2012) Last Updated: 00:53 IST(28/7/2012) Print Sena's Prabhu claims he did not know status of Adarsh plot The two-member panel set up to probe the alleged Adarsh housing society scam was on Friday told by former Union minister Suresh Prabhu, IAS officer Seema Vyas as well Omkar Tiwari, son of former urban development secretary Ramanand Tiwari, that they had not checked the status of the controversial plot before applying for membership. While Seema Vyas deposed that her membership application form was filled by her husband Pradeep Vyas, the then collector of Mumbai, and that she took a loan from him to fund the purchase, Prabhu, who was the Union environmental minister representing the Shiv Sena at the time, said: "I did not verify the said clearances and I relied on the statements made to me by the society." Prabhu named Adarsh promoters Kanhaiyalal Gidwani and RC Thakur as the ones who gave him the information. When asked whether she had checked with her husband since the state revenue department was also under him, Seema Vyas said: "I never had any doubt about the status of the land, and I had discussed the proposal not just with my husband but with many friends and well-wishers. None of them raised any doubt on the status of the land," said Vyas. Omkar Tiwari, whose father Ramanand Tiwari was arrested in the Adarsh case, said he had not spoken about the land's status with his father, who was the principal secretary of urban development department (UDD) at the time of his application in May, 2005. "The discussion with my father was on whether I should apply for the membership, and whether I was eligible," he said, and added: "I knew the location of the land, and did not check with my father about its status." Seema Vyas, who is currently the Commissioner of Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESIS), said: "The contents in the application form are written by my husband. Similarly, the name of the place and the date are also in my husband's handwriting." She also revealed the financial sources to fund her purchase, which include a loan from her husband. "I took a personal short-term interest-free loan of Rs14.1 lakh from my husband," she said. The Adarsh scam rocked the state government in late 2010 when a nexus of politicians, bureaucrats and army officials were alleged to have collided to grab apartments in the plush 31-storeyed building at Colaba. The then chief minister, Ashok Chavan, was forced out of office when it came to light that his kin had secured membership in this society. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/902978.aspx?s=p © Copyright © 2013 HT Media Limited. All Rights Reserved. Logo Adarsh scam: How politicians, their kin and officials became members by flouting normsThe commission said they bypassed existing norms to become a member Sanjay Jog  |  Mumbai   January 04, 2014 Last Updated at 00:22 IST Politicians from ruling and opposition parties, bureaucrats and professionals flouted norms to become members in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society (ACHS). A two-member commission, which probed the scam, had observed in its report that of 102 members, 25 were ineligible.  It said the procedure followed by the ACHS for proposing names of beneficiaries was arbitrary and lacked transparency, giving scope for nepotism and favouritism. The Maharashtra cabinet, which was forced to review its earlier decision to reject the report, on Thursday decided to serve showcause notices to them through the Mumbai district collector and subsequently cancel their memberships. The ineligible members include the kin of former Assembly speaker late Babasaheb Kupekar; diplomat Devyani Khobragade (in the news after her arrest in the US in connection with alleged fake visa case); former union power minister Suresh Prabhu; Sanjoy Shankaran, son of Maharashtra's former chief secretary D Shankaran; Ranjit Sangitrao, son of former bureaucrat C S Sangitrao; vice-admiral (retd) Madanjit Singh; Aditya Patil; Archana Tiwari; Dr S B Chavan; Seema Vinod Sharma; Girish Mehta; Dr Sanjay Radkar; Kailash Gidwani, an elder son of ACHS's co-promoter late Kanaiahlal Gidwani; Bhavesh Patel; Abhay Sancheti; Madanlal Sharma; Shivaji Kale; Rupali Raorane; Capt Praveenkumar; Bhagwati Sharma; Sumeela Sethi, Krishnarao Bhegede; Cdr John Mathes; Nivruti Bhosale and Dr Arun Dawle. Babasaheb Kupekar had applied for membership in ACHS when he was owning a flat at Powai which was given to him under the chief minister's discretionary quota in 2001. Only after the authorities approved his name, Kupekar, in 2008, sought permission of the CM to allow him to sell his Powai flat. He was allowed to transfer the flat to his daughter. The commission remarked that on the date of application  (on August 5, 2005) and also on the date when Kupekar was granted membership (May 12, 2008), he was holding the Powai flat. This fact clearly makes him ineligible. Khobragade, the daughter of former bureaucrat Uttam Khobragade, has been blamed by the judicial commission for breach of the eligibility condition. On behalf of Devyani, her father in his affidavit filed in February 2011 before the commission, informed that the application form for her membership was filled in and signed by him. Devyani has been allotted flat no 2301 (1076 sq ft in A wing). Her father did not mention the price of the flat in any of his affidavits. Both of them have failed to state the source of money for buying flat. The balance sheet annexed to the income tax return for April 2005 to March 2006 discloses that Devyani is a well-to-do person since she owns agricultural land, flats in New Delhi, Aurangabad, Thane, Pune and huge investments. No loan was obtained by her to buy the flat in the society. Devyani, in her application dated August 29, 2004, said she was a member of the Meera CHS in Jogeshwari and would resign from the society after a flat was allotted in Adarsh society. The flat in Meera CHS was transferred on September 30, 2008 by Devyani to one Sidharth Basu for Rs 1.90 crore. According to the commission, Devyani's membership, though approved, was illegal. Suresh Prabhu, Shiv Sena leader and former union power minister, had been allotted a flat of 1,076 sq ft. The commission observed he was not an A-Group government servant as per the 5th Pay Commission. After 2004, he has been a private person and did not come under "persons other than government servants". Though Prabhu was eligible to become a member of ACHS and his membership had been rightly approved by the state government, he was not entitled for a flat having more than 650 sq ft. Seema Sharma, wife of Vinod M Sharma (brother-in-law of former CM Ashok Chavan); Madanlal Sharma (brother of Chavan's father-in-law); and late Bhagwati Sharma (mother-in-law of Chavan) got flats illegally. The trio had surrendered their flats after the scam surfaced. Sanjoy Shankaran, a financial consultant, got a flat measuring 650 sq ft. The commission noted the monthly income of Sanjoy was, at the relevant time, more than Rs 20,000 and, therefore, was ineligible. Ranjit Sangitrao, who had been allotted 650 sq ft flat, in his application had mentioned his occupation as a small  businessman with an income of Rs 15,550. But he did not specify whether the salary was monthly or annual. In supporting affidavit he said it was monthly income. Ranjit had told the commission he did not own any flat in Mumbai. However, his father C S Sangitrao, a retired bureaucrat, owns a flat in Bandra and his brother Vikram in Andheri. The commission observed that the figure of income showed by Ranjit was false and correct and his actual income exceeded far more than that. Ranjit was not a government servant and fell in the category of beneficiaries who are not government servants.  The maximum permissible limit of income for a beneficiary falling under this category is Rs 20,000 a month, but on his admission, Ranjit's income was  more than that. Therefore, he was ineligible and the membership granted to Ranjit was not proper and correct, the commision ruled. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/375765/devyani-chavan-among-adarsh-scam.html# Devyani, Chavan among Adarsh scam beneficiaries, says probe report Nagpur, Dec 20, 2013 (PTI)  Maha govt rejects Adarsh panel report indicting former CMs. PTI file image Maharashtra government has rejected the report of the judicial commission of inquiry on the Adarsh scam it tabled in the Legislative Assembly today which indicted several politicians including three former Chief Ministers for "blatant violations" of statutory provisions. The report of the 2-member commission headed by retired high court judge J A Patil came down heavily on those in authority describing the scam as a "bad precedent" which reflected "greed, nepotism and favouritism" by those associated with it. The panel found 25 of the society's 102 members ineligible and 22 cases of benami purchase of flats. The report said Adarsh society enjoyed political patronage of former Chief Ministers, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Ashok Chavan, former Revenue Minister Shivajirao Nlengekar Patil, former Minister for Urban Development Sunil Tatkare and former Minister of Urban Development Rajesh Tope. Ashok Chavan was the only Chief Minister charge sheeted in the scam by the CBI but Governor K Sankaranarayanan had refused sanction to the investigative agency to prosecute him a few days ago. The beneficiaries included politicians across the spectrum and their relatives. Those found ineligible for ownership of flats included former Maharashtra Assembly speaker Babasaheb Kupekar of NCP, senior Indian diplomat in US Devyani Khobragade, former Shiv Sena MP Suresh Prabhu and three relatives of former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who had to step down after the scam surfaced. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said the decision on rejection of the findings of the inquiry commission was taken by the Cabinet "in the interest of the people". He, however, refused to elaborate on how the Cabinet's decision was in larger public interest. The much awaited report, which was submitted to the state government on April 18 this year was tabled in the House on the last day of the Winter Session today. The interim report was submitted to the state government on April 13, 2012 and the Action Taken Report (ATR) was tabled on the floor of the House on April 17, 2012. "Evidence clearly indicates that it is neither ideal (Adarsh) nor role model but a bad precedent. Adarsh is a saga of ideal co-operation but it is a shameless tale of blatant violations of statutory provisions, rule and regulations," the report said. It expressed "deep regret" over the "greed, nepotism and favouritism" involved in the scam. "It reflects greed, nepotism and favouritism on part of people who were in one way or the other associated with Adarsh. It is sad story of unscrupulous greed of some persons closely connected with the society. "Some persons not satisfied with the allotment of one single flat have tried and succeeded in securing flats for their nears and dear ones. They went to the extent of benami transactions in violation of provisions. That such an episode should take place in Maharashtra is a matter of deep regret," it said. The judicial panel, however, acknowledged the state government's ownership of the land and said it did not belong to Ministry of Defence, defence personnel nor was it reserved for Kargil martyrs or war veterans. Ashok Chavan, during whose tenure the scam surfaced, was among 13 people who were charge sheeted by CBI in connection with the case. Chavan had challenged his inclusion in the charge sheet, saying no sanction for prosecution was taken from the Governor which was countered by CBI which argued since he was a former minister at the time of being charge-sheeted, there was no need for sanction. The court had, however, directed the agency to get sanction for Chavan's prosecution which was denied, apparently leaving CBI with little choice but to close the case against him. CBI had alleged in its charge sheet that Chavan had increased the floor space index of the controversial Adarsh society in return for flats for his relatives. Chavan had also asked the housing society to take 40 per cent members from civilian category, when it was originally meant only for war veterans, CBI had alleged, adding that Chavan played a key role in the scam. Chavan's mother-in-law Bhagvati Sharma, sister-in-law Seema Sharma and father-in-law's brother Madanlal Sharma have flats in the society. All of them have been held ineligible by the judicial panel to own flats in the society.

16.              It was both the petitioner's duty and right as a citizen of this country to bring the above facts and concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu to the attention of the President of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And the petitioner takes immense pride in her stand as whistle-blower in this case where she has risked her life for her moral and ethical values and where she refused to participate in or cover up corruption and forgery by General Electric executives. It cannot be emphasized enough that the petitioner, an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi, also complied with the professional rules of ethics prescribed by the Bar Council of India in refusing to allow her legal services to be used by a client (General Electric) to facilitate the commission of criminal offences, and illegal and unethical acts.

17.              Accordingly the petitioner was stunned when during the hearing of this matter on 20 November 2014, when this matter was specifically listed for the Petitioner to make her submissions on the issue of the grave and imminent threat to her life as she is being poisoned, the counsel purporting to represent the Railway Ministry in this matter one Mr Om Prakash launched into an aggressive tirade against the Petitioner. Om Prakash refused to permit the petitioner to address the court, and he shouted down the petitioner whenever she opened her mouth to address the court or to respond to his tirade. Om Prakash's grievance against the petitioner was that she had dared to raise questions and concerns about Mr Suresh Prabhu's suitability for a Ministerial post and his appointment as Railway Minister and according to him the court ought to prevent the petitioner from making such complaints.

18.              Unfortunately on 20 November 2014, Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak did not restrain Om Prakash from attacking the petitioner and from preventing the petitioner to speak. The petitioner had been compelled to make complaints of judicial corruption against Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak and had on 20 November 2014 filed an application seeking recusal by these Judges. Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak permitted Om Prakash to shout at the Petitioner for about one hour.

19.              As a result the following order was passed in this matter on 20 November 2014. The petitioner submits that not only was she not permitted to address the court, but she was not allowed to make her submissions on the threat to her life. Neither was she permitted to make her submissions on her request for recusal by Judges Sistani and Pathak. Judge Sistani and Judge Pathak permitted Om Prakash to make false statements that the petitioner was at fault or responsible for recusal by 26 judges in this matter and then proceeded to record this in the order. The petitioner was only able to request that the Judges record that she was denying the submissions of Om Prakash.

20.              The order dated 20 November 2014 is reproduced below:

O R D E R

 

20.11.2014

 

We may note that Mr.Om Prakash, learned counsel appearing on behalf

  of Ministry of Railways, has raised a strong objection with regard to

  circulation of emails by the petitioner concerning the Railway Minister.

  Mr.Prakash submits that the platform of the High Court is being used by

  the petitioner, which is evident upon reading of the first page of the 

  email, which refers to the present petition (W.P.(C)1280/2012), wherein she refers herself to be a whistleblower. Mr.Prakash next submits that

  the petitioner should be restrained from making such scandalous emails

  against the persons by referring to the writ petition, which is pending

  and has become infructuous (which is disputed by Ms.Sapra). Mr.Prakash

  also submits that as many as twenty six Judges have recused from hearing

  this matter for one reason or the other or on account of the emails being

  addressed by the petitioner with respect to them. Ms.Sapra submits that

  the Judges have recused not because of her but for valid reasons.

 

  Ms.Sapra submits that as a citizen she has the right to make a

  complaint against the Railway Minister or any other person in case there

  is evidence of corruption.

 

  The submissions made by Mr.Om Prakash, counsel for the

  respondent/Ministry of Railways, shall be considered on the next date of

  hearing.

 

  Ms.Sapra also informs the Court that she has filed an application

  in the Registry, which is likely to be listed on 24.11.2014, in which she

  has again requested this Bench to recuse from hearing this matter,

  besides the prayers of Z+ security and for safe housing, as she is a

  witness and a whistleblower.

 

  It may be noted that like all the previous orders this order has

  also been read out to Ms.Sapra in Court in the presence of other counsel.

 

  List on 24.11.2014.

 

  G.S.SISTANI, J

 

   A.K. PATHAK, J

 

21.              As a result of the order dated 20 November 2014, the Petitioner is being compelled to file the present application.

22.              As the petitioner informed the court on 20 November 2014, she has simply as a concerned citizen and as a whistle-blower in this matter made a representation to the President and Prime Minister of India that Mr Suresh Prabhu (with his background of un-investigated allegations and evidence of corruption in the Cobbler scam the Dabhol scam and the Adarsh scam; with his benami companies in the renewable energy, finance and infrastructure space; with the real likelihood that he or his son's companies have had financial or other dealings with General Electric Company and/ or its affiliates; with his role favouring General Electric Company in the Dabhol Power Plant corruption (which incidentally led to his removal from the Vajpayee cabinet's power ministry in 2002); and with existing conflict of interest issues because of his benami companies) is not the appropriate choice for Railway Minister at this juncture when General Electric Company's corrupt dealings in the Madhepura and Marhowra Rail tenders are subjudice, un-investigated and unresolved.

23.              The Petitioner is a whistle-blower and witness in the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations, illegal lobbying and tender tampering against General Electric Company in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel locomotive factory at Marhowra and the proposed electric locomotive factory at Madhepura. The petitioner has been viciously targeted because of this since 2010. She has been and continues to be poisoned. Her left ankle/ foot has been deliberately destroyed as part of the conspiracy to eliminate her. The petitioner's life continues to be in danger as long as attempts to cover up this corruption continue.

24.              The petitioner's applications and rejoinders before the Court in this matter describe how the Railway Ministry has colluded with General Electric and has filed false and perjurious affidavits in attempts to sabotage this matter and to cover up the corruption complaints against General Electric. These false and evasive affidavits filed on behalf of the Railway Ministry have placed the petitioner's life in greater danger. The Railway Ministry should have stepped forward and acknowledged the Petitioner as a whistle-blower and ensured her protection as a witness-whistleblower. Instead the affidavits filed on behalf of the Rail Ministry have targeted the Petitioner. The Railway Ministry has attempted to mislead the Court. It has attempted to cover up the complaints made by the Petitioner. As such the petitioner has every right to voice her concerns publicly that Suresh Prabhu might have been appointed as Railway Minister under pressure from General Electric Company to further facilitate the cover-up of the petitioner's corruption complaints.

25.              It is revealing and unfortunate that alleged Railway Counsel Om Prakash has not objected to the fact that K R Radhakrishnan is impersonating as the authorised signatory of General Electric in this matter and that he has filed false affidavits and that a massive fraud on the court is being committed.  Om Prakash has never objected to the fact that I a witness and a whistleblower am being targeted, am homeless for 2 and a half years and that I have been and am being poisoned. During all hearings, Om Prakash is seen whispering and taking instructions from AZB lawyers (Nanju Ganpathy and Manpreet Lamba) who are purporting to represent General Electric Company.

26.              Om Prakash is not Suresh Prabhu's lawyer and he has no right to object to my complaints of personal corruption against Suresh Prabhu and to my representations to the President and Prime Minister that Suresh Prabhu should not have been appointed Rail Minister and that given his background it is reasonable to be concerned that he might facilitate the cover-up of General Electric corruption.

27.              I am extremely offended by how Om Prakash shouted at me in Court on 20 November 2014 because of my emails about Suresh Prabhu and how the Judges failed to rein him in or to restrain him but permitted him to shout so that I could not speak. Advocate Om Prakash must apologise to me.

28.              I do not subscribe to the mai-baap culture that Om Prakash's tirade exhibited. He stated that he had met the Director from the Railway Ministry that morning and he had received instructions to object to my emails about Suresh Prabhu.  Om Prakash repeatedly stated that my emails were against the "boss" as if I had committed blasphemy. So what? Can a citizen not question a dubious ministerial appointment?

29.              Or is it that according to Om Prakash and the Director in the Railway Ministry instructing him, only elderly men like Ram Jethmalani and Subramaniam Swamy have the right and the privilege of making representations against corruption and corrupt acts of politicians and government officers in power? Why does Om Prakash have an objection when a woman whistle-blower like me speaks up to power? Do younger women have no right to engage in political discourse and political activity? Exposing corruption is a political act. In fact, the viciousness of the retaliation against me in India is a direct consequence of my gender. It is as if a woman daring to take on powerful persons must be crushed to set an example.

30.              What does the order dated 20 November 2014 mean when it states that Om Prakash submitted that I am using the platform of the High Court? My representation against Suresh Prabhu is linked to my writ petition and to the threat to my life if the ongoing attempts to cover up my corruption complaints continue. I am fully entitled to refer to my pending writ petition in my correspondence addressed to the President and Prime Minister. I am fully entitled to identify myself as a whistleblower in such correspondence. I am fully entitled to link my concerns about Suresh Prabhu to my corruption complaints given that Suresh Prabhu is now Rail Minister and given that his appointment appears to have been influenced by General Electric Company (apparently through Mr Sharad Pawar) and was intended to oust Sadanand Gowda who was considering scrapping the impugned Madhepura and Marhowra Projects. I am fully entitled to link my representation to the writ petition that I have filed. Who is Advocate Om Prakash to object to this? How can the Railway Ministry or some Director in the Railway Ministry who is briefing Om Prakash object to my representation to the President/ Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu's appointment?

31.              Why is Om Prakash trying to cover up my complaints against Suresh Prabhu in his personal capacity and silence me on this subject? Who is Om Prakash to describe my complaints against Suresh Prabhu as "scandalous"? Does Om Prakash hold a brief for Suresh Prabhu in the latter's personal capacity? He does not.

32.              Om Prakash should be asked to declare who in the Railway Board is giving him instructions. He mentioned a Director level officer. How is a Director level officer instructing Om Prakash in a matter of such importance?

33.              During the Court hearing on 20 November 2014, I told the court that I was not asking the court to pass orders on my complaints against Suresh Prabhu and that I had made these representations to the President and Prime Minister and that I had merely filed a copy of the representation in this matter so that the Court was kept aware of developments in the Railway Ministry regarding this matter. However given Om Prakash's attack on me which appears to be instigated by Suresh Prabhu, I am constrained to file this application and seek relief on this issue.

34.              Om Prakash is also misleading the court that this matter is infructuous. This writ petition has not become infructuous merely because the 2010 Madhepura and Marhowra tenders have been cancelled. Such statements are being made without any hearing and also without reading pending court applications and court pleadings. Arguments on merits in this matter have still to commence before J Sistani and J Pathak. I also point out that complaints of corruption in a tender by a bidder do not get washed away simply by that tender being cancelled. Especially when the corruption pointed out, continues to plague and infect the subsequent retendering process as well. The writ petition includes a prayer for blacklisting GE for corruption. Legal consequences of corruption, fraud and forgery in a tender cannot be avoided by mere cancellation of the tender and by initiation of a fresh tender where the bidder who indulged in the corrupt dealings continues to enjoy the benefits of that corruption. Yet Om Prakash would like the Court to disregard corruption complaints and evidence before it, and ignore prayers for the reliefs of blacklisting, investigation and prosecution. Neither the PMO nor the Rail Ministry have contended on affidavit that the writ petition has become infructuous.  This writ petition survives and must be decided on merits even though the 2010 tenders have been cancelled. The cancellation of the 2010 tenders was a direct result of this writ petition and provides further evidence of the corruption complaints in the writ petition. Evidence and averments on the court record establish that the cancellation of the tenders was at the instance of the very persons involved in the corruption, and was nothing but a malafide device to over-reach the court and an attempt to cover up the corruption complaints before the court and an attempt to avoid the due process of law and to avoid the adjudication of the writ petition on merits and the investigation of the corruption complaints and a malafide attempt to permit General Electric to continue to bid for the same Project despite evidence of General Electric's corruption. Om Prakash is fully aware that this matter is not infructuous and he should stop misleading the court and colluding with the lawyers who are claiming to represent General Electric without vakalatnamas. No railway affidavit has stated that this matter is infructuous.

35.              The petitioner once again reproduces the prayers in this writ petition:

"PRAYER

In light of the facts stated above the Petitioner prays that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:

1.         Summon the records of Respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 5 on the whistle-blower complaints made by the Petitioner and after examining the records and hearing the Respondents, issue a writ of mandamus to Respondent 4 directing that Respondent 7 be disqualified and Respondent Nos. 1, 6 and 7 be black-listed from the Diesel and Electric Locomotive Tenders (Global RFQ No. 2010/ ME (Proj)/ 4/ Marhoura/RFQ and RFQ No. 2010/ Elect. (Dev0 440/1(1)).

2.         Issue writs of mandamus to Respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 5 directing them to respond to and act upon the said whistle-blower complaints in accordance with law.

3.         Direct that Respondent No. 2 inquire into the commission of criminal offences (including forgery, bribery and public corruption) arising out of the Petitioner's whistle-blower complaints  and direct prosecution of GE employees and government officials and public servants found involved and complicit.

4.         Enforce and protect the right to life of the Petitioner and direct that the Petitioner be provided full protection and safety and be immediately relocated to a safe house."

36.              Om Prakash's shocking attack on me during the court hearing of 20 November 2014 only serves to lend credence to my complaints and apprehensions regarding Suresh Prabhu and his appointment as Rail Minister.

37.              It is a matter of public interest that the Government of India (through the PMO, respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare if there is any conflict of interest regarding Suresh Prabhu and the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders? Have Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies had any dealings (financial or otherwise) with General Electric Company and/or its affiliates?  Have Suresh Prabhu's extra-curricular activities at the global level and in the renewable energy policy sphere ever been directly or indirectly funded by General Electric Company and/ or its affiliates? Have Suresh Prabhu's extra-curricular activities at the global level and in the renewable energy policy sphere ever been directly or indirectly funded by the United States government which has also lobbied for the Marhowra and Madheoura Projects on behalf of General Electric Company?

38.              Has Mr Suresh Prabhu been made aware of this writ petition and of the evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects that is on record?

39.              The petitioner points out that one Nihar Ranjan Dash might be the Director in the Railway Ministry instructing Om Prakash. Mr Nihar Ranjan Dash is too junior an officer to deal with this matter. Plus he appears to be part of the electric engineering directorate and not a part of the Railway Board.

40.              It is shocking that Suresh Prabhu misused a junior officer in the rail ministry (Nihar Ranjan Dash) to ask Om Prakash to protest against my representation against Suresh Prabhu. Who is Nihar Ranjan Dash to object to this representation? What legal authority does he have to do this? Such mai-baap culture of corruption and cover-up must end.

41.              Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give serious consideration to my representations about the unsuitability of Suresh Prabhu for a government position. Prime Minister Narendra Modi must also ensure that no one including Suresh Prabhu helps cover up my complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations and illegal lobbying against General Electric and Montek Singh Ahluwalia in connection with the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders and that these complaints are investigated and prosecuted in accordance with law.

42.              This application is being made in the interest of justice.

43.              This application relies upon the entire court record of Writ Petition Civil 1280/2012 and also on the petitioner's complaints being emailed to authorities including to the Registrar General of the High Court.

44.              Copies of Suresh Prabhu's cv and his wife Uma Prabhu's CV are annexed hereto as Annexure P-1.

45.              It is pointed out that the previous scam-afflicted UPA Government under former PM Dr Manmohan Singh and his close aide Montek Singh Ahluwalia were not only complicit in the corruption that is the subject matter of this petition, but were master-minding the coverup of these complaints and the sabotage of this writ petition and the elimination of the petitioner-whistleblower-witness. Now that the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in power, and given that the election mandate to this government was to act against corruption, it is necessary that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene in this matter and personally ensure that the attempted cover-up of these corruption complaints by the Railway Ministry be stopped and that fresh affidavits be filed by the Railway Ministry which are truthful, and responsive and where the Railway Ministry faithfully discharges its obligation o this Court to ascertain the true and complete facts regarding the Petitioner's corruption complaints against General Electric and Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

46.              Advocate Om Prakash was brought into this matter by the previous UPA regime to cover up its own and General Electric's corruption. He has failed to assist the court properly. The new NDA government must remove Om Prakash as counsel for Railway Ministry (respondent 4) in this matter and must appoint a proper counsel who properly assists the court, who is respectful to the petitioner-whstleblower and who gives correct advice to his client and whose agenda is not to facilitate the cover-up of the corruption complaints and the sabotage of this petition. Mr Sanjay Jain ASG is supposed to represent the PMO (respondent 5) and respondent 4 (Railway Ministry) in this matter but for some reason he has failed to appear in this matter on a single date since his appointment. Earlier his predecessor Mr Rajiv Mehra appeared for respondents 4 and 5.

47.              It is important for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recognise the influence of General Electric Company and the illegal nexus of Indian politicians it harbours. Please see the petitioner's email dated 15 October 2014 below titled

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Meanwhile toxic chemicals have been released into my current accommodation through the day today and this evening. I am being poisoned as part of ongoing attempts to eliminate me. Please read below an interview by former GE India head Scott Bayman in 2007, who it has now emerged was acting as GE India head for 14 years in violation of Indian law.  This interview and other material in the public domain raises several issues. Interestingly Scott Bayman fled India when the Income Tax dept started investigating Permanent Establishment rule violations & Tax fraud by GE in India. Read about the Tax fraud by GE in India under Scott Bayman who fled India as a result  http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/10/fwd-message-to-prime-minister-narendra.html The corrupt links between GE, DLF, Montek, Sam Pitroda and the Congress Party run long and deep. So GE's Scott Bayman's closest adviser & friend in India was DLFs KP Singh who was simultaneously a fraudster as now established by the SEBI order banning DLF, KP Singh & cronies from the capital markets for IPO related fraud which KP Singh was engaged in contemporaneous to his association with Scott Bayman.  See http://firstbiz.firstpost.com/corporate/housewives-of-dlf-how-the-spouse-factor-led-to-sebi-crackdown-104724.html GE's Scott Bayman in 2007 on KP Singh "He remains my informal advisor, confidante and mentor," Bayman also admits that GE lobbied for Boeing to get AirIndia orders which then bankrupted & destroyed AirIndia. He also admits that he "was working equally hard to bag the Indian Air Force order for 128 fighter jets for American firms." (Note see http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=3361 "One, have you heard of a Company that makes a financial commitment of Rs 55,000 crore for purchase of 111 aircraft on an equity base of Rs 145 crore and carry-forward losses of Rs 776 crore -- (Indian Airlines loss of Rs 957 crore less Air India profit reserves Rs 181 crs) as on March 31, 2006? ... Two, since loan funds were used to fund purchase of aircraft, was it confirmed that expected revenue and profits would enable timely repayment of debt! If there was indeed such a confirmation, the projections and underlying assumptions should be published to start a public debate.") - These were the AirIndia aircraft purchase orders that GE, Boeing and the US gov extracted from the UPA government. Also read http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/7ChDN1veCw60rEYtVhszoL/Air-India8217s-Boeing-buy-forced-CAG.html "Prashant Bhushan, a Supreme Court lawyer, who is pursuing a public interest litigation seeking a court-monitored investigation into the deal, said: "Clearly this needs investigation. Prima facie it's a thoroughly corrupt case as big as the 2G scam, involving huge kickbacks, politicians and bureaucrats. Here is a case where Air India, which was flying below capacity, was forced to buy aircraft, which were probably not required, at an exorbitant rate. We will press for a court -monitored investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)." The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India criticizing these AirIndia orders on Boeing and GE can be read at http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/our_products/audit_report/government_wise/union_audit/recent_reports/union_performance/2011_2012/Civil_%20Performance_Audits/Report_18/chap3.pdf These orders were clearly a result of corrupt dealings where bribes would have been paid by Boeing or GE or both. Bayman is also proud of the fact that GE " was able to get back almost the entire $115 million it had invested" in the Dabhol project. Ratnagiri Power the rechristened Dabhol power project is still lying in the Doldrums, not operational, losing money, an unfeasible project that was the result of GE corruption involving Manmohan Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, N K P Salve and Sharad Pawar among others. The CIA was involved in getting this deal through as well. The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi should consider declaring the Dabhol Power Plant as a museum to corruption. The NDA government with Arun Jaitley as law minister and Soli Sorabjee as Attorney General also failed to protect national interest in the Enron litigation and enabled GE to recover all of its money invested in Dabhol, while Indian government Banks, and PSUs were financially bled. In Maharashtra, former Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati ensured that the States's interest was not protected. A law firm eventually renamed AZB Partners emerged as a result of Soli Sorabjee's corrupt dealings with General Electric in Dabhol. This firm was formed by Sorabjee's daughter Zia Mody tying up with Behram Vakil who was already involved in the Dabhol Project (from inception). GE became a marquee client of AZB ensuring large assured revenues. Vahanvati's son Goolamhussein Essaji Vahanvati joined the party at AZB later. Note the conflict of interest issue here. Soli J Sorabjee was supposed to be safeguarding Indian governmental interests in the Dabhol litigation, while his daughter Zia Mody with Behram Vakil were representing potential buyers of Dabhol (first Tata then BP). These potential buys failed, and instead GE and Bechtel ended up buying the Enron stake in Dabhol at a discount and then selling it to the Government of India at a profit. Sometime during this process GE become a client of Zia Mody & Behram Vakil. (Note: See http://www.firstpost.com/india/a-g-goolam-vahanvatis-son-in-law-fined-by-uk-regulator-1114503.html which states "The Delhi-based daily Millenium Post on 11 September quoted Dasgupta's three-page letter to the Prime Minister which alleged that Vahanvati had illegally maintained a foreign bank account in the Union Bank of Switzerland at its Singapore branch since 1997. The letter also provided details of the account number, secret code name and number and details of the beneficiary of the foreign bank account that was allegedly in the name of Vahanvati. The MP asked the Prime Minister to enquire and verify the information he had provided".  Was this a bribe from GE/ Enron to Mr Vahanvati? This firspost reports also states this about Mr Goolam Vahanvati's son in law: "Incidentally, the name of Carrimjee, who is at the centre of this web of four alleged market manipulators, features in a list of holders of accounts in tax havens that was published earlier this year by the International Centre of Investigative Journalists. A search of the database of the Centre shows that Carrimjee operates an offshore company called Fast Tycoon Limited with a banking link in the British Virgin Islands.) Also read http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?288473 Chidambaram/ Montek Singh Ahluwalia/ Manmohan Singh / UPA later negotiated a maintenance contract for Dabhol with GE, which has again only enriched GE, while the power plant being unfeasible has floundered. Vahanvati was Solicitor General /Attorney General at this time. Seema Sapra Scott Bayman's interview The man behind GE's India success May 29, 2007 14:26 IST As he prepares to leave the business he set up 14 years ago, GE's India head reflects on his hits and misses and shares his plans to return soon. India was nowhere on Scott Bayman's radar screen. Having worked with General Electric for six years in the United States, he had indicated some time in 1993 that he would be game for an overseas stint, hoping to spend some time in Paris, London or Brussels. Instead, Jack Welch sent him to India for three years. Bayman stayed on for 14 years and will be retiring from the company at the end of this month. "Jack had great instincts," says Bayman, dressed in a red T-shirt and looking relaxed. The bliss of a coming holiday is unmistakable in the body language. We are at San Gimignano at The Imperial in the capital. We had earlier agreed to meet at Daniell's Tavern over some spicy Indian food. But when I called to book a table, I was told the restaurant opened only for dinner. So Bayman settled for Italian fare. Jack Welch first came to India in the late-1980s at the invitation of Kushal Pal Singh of DLF, who took him to meet Rajiv Gandhi, Sam Pitroda and Montek Singh Ahluwalia. He was impressed with what he saw, especially taken in by the skills of Indians. That is when he decided to invest in India. It was for Bayman to build a business from scratch in a country about which he knew nothing. Help came from friends like Singh. "He remains my informal advisor, confidante and mentor," says Bayman, sipping a red wine of 1983 vintage. The dozen-odd GE companies operating in the country will end the year with a turnover of $2.8 billion. Bayman admits that GE's business in India has picked up only in the last three-four years, before which it was stagnating at around $500 million per annum. By 2010, GE hopes its India business to improve to $8 billion - 16 per cent of the projected turnover of $50 billion from the emerging markets. Be that as it may, I remind Bayman that at least one of his plans for India never took off - to have a bank in the country. Bayman says talks are still going on with the Reserve Bank of India. I leave it at that. On his part, Bayman ranks the failure of GE's joint venture with the Godrej family, Godrej GE Appliances, as his biggest failure in India. "It was our mistake. While everybody in business knew about GE, the consumers didn't know the GE brand. The cost of building the brand didn't make sense. Our products were not suited for India," Bayman says. As he launches on his lettuce salad, the words of a common friend start ringing in my ears: "He is not a bullshitter and talks straight." "It was the saddest day of my career," Bayman adds. What must have hurt more is that before coming to India, Bayman was in-charge for worldwide marketing and product management at GE Appliances. On the positive side, Bayman can take credit for starting the BPO movement in the country with Genpact (now Gecis) in 1997. "At that time, unemployment in the United States was zero. And we also got savings by starting operations in India," Bayman says, adding: "Had there been a BPO industry in India at that time, we wouldn't have started the company." GE subsequently sold 60 per cent in the venture to private equity investors once it realised it wasn't its core business. "It is good we sold to private equity; that way, the company has been able to preserve the GE culture," he says. When I ask him the obvious question, Bayman admits that he did have several offers from Indian businessmen to buy out the BPO outfit. Bayman's biggest achievement in India, observers say, was to extricate GE from the Dabhol mess. GE had got the contract to supply turbines for Enron's ill-fated Dabhol project and had, therefore, taken a 10 per cent stake in the company. Once Enron imploded, GE's investments were in danger. But Bayman was able to get the money back, though after two years. "This couldn't have happened in another country, we wouldn't have got a penny back," says Bayman, having moved on to a salami pizza, while I negotiate a baked fillet of fish served with mashed potatoes. GE, he adds, was able to get back almost the entire $115 million it had invested in the project. Having come out of Dabhol unscathed, Bayman's reputation in the capital's power circles as an expert in government relations grew manifold. "Jack Welch sold India to the world. GE has been a good friend of India in Washington during tough times," he says. When I ask him to elaborate, he adds: "After the nuclear tests, we worked to get some sanctions against India lifted. We talked with Senators and Congressmen for the inclusion of India in the nuclear club. I am as much an insider as any expat." He lobbied successfully for Boeing to bag the multi-billion order for passenger aircraft from Air-India - GE makes the engines - and was working equally hard to bag the Indian Air Force order for 128 fighter jets for American firms. Naturally, Indian companies want Bayman on their board. He has already joined the Crompton Greaves board and says he has a few more offers. "I will come to India four to five times every year to attend board meetings and play golf with my friends," he says. I next draw Bayman's attention to GE CEO Jeff Immelt's recent statement that after GE Plastic's divestment to Sabic, no other business would be sold. Jack Welch had laid down the rule that GE should get out of any business in which it was not number one or number two. So, is "Neutron" Jack's imprint on GE over? "We are less hung up about number one and number two now," Bayman says, adding: "What matters is that we are in businesses and countries that will provide double digit growth in the long run." And India is one of these countries. It is evident that India has left a deep impression on him - his eyes light up whenever he talks about the country and its people. "The sights and smells are boggling," he says, adding: "In contrast, the United States is generic and vanilla." Bayman has been spotted in crowded Delhi markets like Lajpat Nagar selecting curtains for his home. When he first came to India, Bayman says he found India to be self-centric. Now, he finds the country more outward looking. "But the core values of family and compassion are still there in the people," he says. Still, Bayman leaves for the United States next month, where he will alternate between Chicago and Florida. "Go where the sun is: Chicago in summer and Florida in the winters," he lets out his retirement plans. Both of us decide to skip dessert. Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images Bhupesh Bhandari Source: The ongoing whistleblower corruption against General Electric Company in India (Writ Petition (Civil) 1280/ 2012 – in the matter of Seema Sapra v. General Electric Company and Others) is next listed before the Delhi High Court on 10 November 2014. Details of GE corruption in Indian Railway locomotive tenders can be found at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/some-of-corruption-fraud-bribery_4275.html The full case record can be found at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/09/fwd-seema-sapra-general-electric_22.html Also read about how as part of attempted cover up GE is using unauthorised persons to impersonate it in the Delhi High Court in this matter http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/unauthorised-and-fraudulent.html Also read about massive tax fraud by General Electric in India - http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/2014/10/fwd-message-to-prime-minister-narendra.html Also read about General Electric's money laundering and how it used an NBCU subsidiary to transfer bribes through an India media company NDTV at http://seemasapra.blogspot.in/p/complaint-of-money-laundering-against.html

PRAYER

It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:

(a)                Direct the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) to ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  to ascertain and declare any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and to ascertain and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects;

(b)               Direct the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) to ensure that Suresh Prabhu as Railway Minister does not act unlawfully in connection with the Marhowra and Madhepura locomotive factory Projects and that no attempt is made to cover up the complaints of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery, FCPA violations, tender manipulation, and illegal lobbying that are pending against General Electric Company in connection with the Projects and tenders for the proposed diesel and electric locomotive factories at Marhowra and Madhepura;

(c)                Direct Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner's representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister;

(d)               Issue notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections;

(e)                Direct the Railway Ministry to replace advocate Om Prakash with a lawyer who will not facilitate the cover-up of the corruption complaints against General Electric and who will not collude withGgeneral Electric Company's alleged lawyers to sabotage this writ petition;

(f)                Direct that ASG Sanjay Jain who has been instructed to appear in this matter for respondents 4 and 5 (Railway Ministry and the PMO) start assisting the Hon'ble Court and not skip court hearings;

(g)               Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper.

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as

a result of corruption complaints against

General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

 

In the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C. M. Appl. No.          of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                             ….Respondents

AFFIDAVIT

I, Seema Sapra, daughter of Late Shri A. R. Sapra, aged 43 years, previously resident of G 4, first floor, Jangpura Extension, New Delhi 110014 and rendered homeless on 30 May 2012 (because of and as a result of the whistleblower complaints of corruption, forgery, bribery, fraud and illegal activities made against General Electric, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission, Railway Ministry and Ministry of Finance and as a result of the whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C ) 1280/ 2012) and because of my complaints of sexual harassment against Mr Soli J Sorabjee and Mr Raian Karanjawala) in contempt of this Hon'ble Court's order dated May 25, 2012 and presently homeless do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under:

1.         I am the Petitioner in the present Petition and am well aware of the facts of the case and am competent to file the present affidavit.

2.         I state that the accompanying application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner's representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections; (along with affidavit) has been drafted by me and the facts stated therein are true and correct to my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed there-from and that all annexures to the application are true copies of their respective originals.

DEPONENT

VERIFICATION

Verified at New Delhi on this 26th day of November 2014 that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to my knowledge and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

                                                                                               

DEPONENT  

In the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Civil Writ Jurisdiction

C.M. Appl. No.         of 2014

In

Writ Petition No. 1280 of 2012

IN THE MATTER OF:

Seema Sapra                                                                            …Petitioner

versus

General Electric Co. and Others                                             ….Respondents

INDEX

No.	Particulars	Page
1	Urgent Application	1
2	Court Fees	2
3	Application under Section 151, Civil Procedure Code seeking directions that the Government of India through the PMO (respondent 5 herein) ascertain and declare the conflict of interest if any regarding Suresh Prabhu and this writ petition and/ or the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects and tenders;  any dealings (financial or otherwise) between Suresh Prabhu, his son or their companies and General Electric Company and/or its affiliates; and declare whether Mr Suresh Prabhu has been made aware of this writ petition and of the full evidence of corruption, fraud, forgery, bribery and illegal lobbying concerning the tenders for the Madhepura and Marhowra Projects; and directions to Advocate Om Prakash to disclose who instructed him to oppose the Petitioner's representations to the President and Prime Minister against Suresh Prabhu's appointment as Rail Minister; and for issuance of notice of criminal contempt to Advocate Om Prakash for obstruction of court proceedings on 20 November 2014 when he prevented the petitioner from addressing the court by shouting at her and by shouting her down with the specific intent to prevent her from addressing the court and to prevent her from responding to his invalid objections; (along with affidavit)	3-66
4	Annexure P-1 – True copies of Suresh Prabhu's cv and his wife Uma Prabhu's CV	67-80

Place: New Delhi                                            Petitioner in Person

26 November 2014                                         Seema Sapra

                                                                       

Rendered homeless since May 30, 2012 as a result of corruption complaints against General Electric and as a result of this whistleblower corruption petition (W.P. (C) 1280/ 2012) and presently homeless

9582716748

seema.sapra@gmail.com

Note: All 17 respondents have been served with an advance copy of this application by email dated 26 November 2014

All the prayers are inter-connected and flow from each other. Please list the application before court as it is.