New Delhi (PTI): Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh on Monday got reprieve from the Supreme Court which stayed Enforcement Directorate (ED) proceedings against him and his son Jagat Singh in the Iraqi 'oil-for-food' scam.
A bench of Justices B N Aggarwal and G S Singhvi issued notices to the ED on the former minister's petition challenging the investigations being conducted against him by the agency.
The ED had in September 2006 issued show-cause notices to Natwar, his son and four others for alleged violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in connection with the scam.
Natwar alleged that the ED's investigation was motivated and done with a malafide intention. He said the Justice R S Pathak Committee had not made any reference to his alleged involvement in the scam.
The Pathak Committee was set up to inquire into whether any Indian entity or individual received any money or other consideration in connection with the "oil-for-food" programme in the wake of findings of the Volcker Committee which made a mention of alleged kickbacks received by some influential Indians in oil deals.
Natwar had moved the apex court by way of a special leave petition (SLP) after the Delhi High Court on March 28 granted green signal to the ED authorities to conduct investigations.
Monday, May 5, 2008
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