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SC to hold final hearing in Bofors case in October

The Supreme Court is likely to hear in October a plea seeking the restoration of charges against UK-based Hinduja brothers…

IANS | New Delhi | September 1, 2017 11:53 am

SC to hold final hearing in Bofors case in October

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The Supreme Court is likely to hear in October a plea seeking the restoration of charges against UK-based Hinduja brothers for their alleged involvement in the kickbacks in the purchase of Bofors Howitzer guns by India in the mid-eighties.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud directed the final hearing of the matter in the week commencing on October 8.

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This was after petitioner-advocate Ajay Agrawal sought an early hearing of the matter, citing fresh evidence.

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Agrawal had moved the court in 2005 challenging a Delhi High Court order quashing the CBI case against the three Hinduja brothers in the Bofors case.

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