Mehul Choksi's habeas corpus petition hearing adjourned by Dominican High Court: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's habeas corpus petition hearing adjourned by Dominican High Court: Report

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The adjournment is to let lawyers for Choksi and the Dominica government ‘agree on the language to be used with respect to the injunction filed to prevent his removal from Dominica’ New Delhi: The Dominican High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of diamond trader Mehul Choksi, local media reported. The high court is hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by Choksi’s lawyers. The 62-year-old wheelchair-bound diamantaire, having a pending Interpol Red Notice against him, arrived before the Roseau Magistrate Court in black shorts and blue T-shirt from the Dominica China Friendship Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi had fled India in the first week of January 2018 weeks before a Rs 13,500 crore scam in Punjab National Bank rocked Indian banking industry.

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Mehul Choksi buying protection by bribing Antigua officials: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Mehul Choksi buying protection by bribing Antigua officials: Report

Live Mint  

One of India's most wanted fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been buying protection in Antigua by bribing a string of officials according to investigations conducted by Kenneth Rijock, a renowned financial crimes investigator. Rijock made shocking revelations in a news article on Blogger against Mehul Choksi's bribery and conspiracy in Antigua, where officials are interfering with Interpol's efforts to detain …

Had no role in Choksi’s abduction: Antigua PM
2 years, 6 months ago

Had no role in Choksi’s abduction: Antigua PM

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Two weeks after Dominica dropped the charge of illegal entry against Mehul Choksi based on a report by the Antigua and Barbuda Royal Police, Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne has denied his government’s involvement in the fugitive businessman’s abduction last year. News portal Antiguanewsroom quoted Browne saying that if the Indian government needed his country’s help with the …

Dominica Drops Charges of 'Illegal Entry' Against Mehul Choksi
2 years, 7 months ago

Dominica Drops Charges of 'Illegal Entry' Against Mehul Choksi

News 18  

In a relief to PNB bank scam accused diamantaire Mehul Choksi, the Dominica government has dropped “all charges” related to his mysterious unlawful entry from Antigua and Barbuda in May last year, according to his spokesperson from London. Choksi was taken into custody in Dominica, the Caribbean island country, in May last year after he went missing from Antigua and …

Dominica drops criminal proceedings against Mehul Choksi
2 years, 7 months ago

Dominica drops criminal proceedings against Mehul Choksi

The Hindu  

Dominica has stopped criminal proceedings against fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. The legal victory for Mr Choksi comes a year after a court in Dominica accused the wanted businessman of entering the country illegally. Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi are wanted for defrauding banks in a scam amounting to more than a billion dollars. "Mr. Choksi was forcibly removed from Antigua …

Citing Antigua Police Report Backing Mehul Choksi's Abduction Claim, Dominica Drops Case Against Him
2 years, 7 months ago

Citing Antigua Police Report Backing Mehul Choksi's Abduction Claim, Dominica Drops Case Against Him

News 18  

Charges of unlawful entry into Dominica against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been dropped by the country’s government. The Dominican government has now cited an investigation report of Antigua Royal police’s that hints that Choksi’s mysterious appearance in Dominica was a case of abduction. His capture caused a political storm in the Caribbean with opposition parties accusing governments of Dominica …

Dominica withdraws case against fugitive Mehul Choksi over illegal entry
2 years, 7 months ago

Dominica withdraws case against fugitive Mehul Choksi over illegal entry

India Today  

Authorities in Dominica have “discontinued the proceedings against Mehul Choksi” over his illegal entry into the island nation. In a complaint to the Antigua Police, Mehul Choksi claimed he was an Antiguan citizen and was forcibly brought to Dominica, including by agents of the Research and Analysis Wing. In an interview on India Today TV, Mehul Choksi had identified the …

Choksi Lands In Antigua And Barbuda After Getting Bail In Dominica
3 years, 5 months ago

Choksi Lands In Antigua And Barbuda After Getting Bail In Dominica

News 18  

Diamantaire Mehul Choksi has landed in Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been staying since 2018 after leaving India, after 51 days of custody in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry which his lawyers claim was a kidnapping plan, local media reported. Choksi, 62, was given bail by Dominica High Court to travel back to Antigua for seeking medical help from …

Mehul Choksi gets bail from Dominica High Court on medical grounds
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehul Choksi gets bail from Dominica High Court on medical grounds

India TV News  

Fugitive diamond businessman Mehul Choksi was granted bail by Dominica High Court on medical grounds on Monday. Choksi, in his plea, had requested the court to grant him bail on the pretext of getting medical treatment for his neurological issues in Antigua. - The Antiguan neurologist Dr. Hayden Osborne must make known any changes in Choksi's health matter. - Mehul …

Mehul Choksi Gets Bail by Dominican Court on Medical Grounds, Can Travel Back to Antigua To Seek Treatment
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehul Choksi Gets Bail by Dominican Court on Medical Grounds, Can Travel Back to Antigua To Seek Treatment

News 18  

In a setback for India, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been granted bail by the Dominican High Court on medical grounds. Choksi had on Wednesday filed a case in the Dominica High Court against the chief of police, investigating police officer Alleyne Maximea, minister of national security Rayburn Blackmoore and magistrate Candia Carette-George. The effort was unsuccessful as Choksi’s lawyers …

Mehul Choksi moves Dominica high court to quash proceedings against him
3 years, 5 months ago

Mehul Choksi moves Dominica high court to quash proceedings against him

India TV News  

Alleging that his arrest in Dominica for illegal entry was "dictated" by representatives of the Indian government, absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has filed a case in the high court of Roseau, seeking to quash the proceedings against him, local media there reported. Choksi, who went missing from Antigua and Barbuda where he had been living since 2018 after his escape …

Mehul Choksi Remanded to Dominica State Prison by Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi Remanded to Dominica State Prison by Court

News 18  

A Dominican court has ordered Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi to be remanded at the Dominica State Prison despite a decline in his health, the local media reported. According to Dominica News Online, a news outlet in the Carribean island, Magistrate Pearl Williams on Thursday ordered that Antiguan citizen and businessman Mehul Choksi who is wanted in India for alleged …

Mehul Choksi's 'Health Deteriorating', Says Lawyer; Dominica Court Remands Him to State Prison
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's 'Health Deteriorating', Says Lawyer; Dominica Court Remands Him to State Prison

News 18  

A magistrate court in Dominica on Thursday sent businessman Mehul Choksi to a state prison, his lawyer in India said, but added that he would continue to remain in hospital as his medical condition “deteriorated”. “Yes, police custody has been changed to prison custody but he shall remain in hospital as his medical condition has deteriorated,” lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said. …

Dominica Court Adjourns Till June 25 Hearing In Choksi's Illegal Entry Into Caribbean Island Nation
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica Court Adjourns Till June 25 Hearing In Choksi's Illegal Entry Into Caribbean Island Nation

News 18  

A Dominica Magistrate Court has adjourned till June 25 the hearing into alleged illegal entry of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choki into the Caribbean island nation, local media there reported. On Monday, the Magistrate Court was to start hearing the case of Choksi’s “illegal entry” into the country on May 23 but he was a “no show”, a media website Natureislenews …

Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is looking to prolong his legal hearing in Dominica for the possible departure of ED and CBI teams from the nation, top sources told CNN-News18. Choksi’s legal team, which he changed entirely after losing the bail case, has suggested to prolong his legal hearing as much as possible, so that India’s teams from the Enforcement Directorate …

Culpable In PNB Scam, Wanted In India: CBI Fires Legal Salvo Against Mehul Choksi In Dominica Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Culpable In PNB Scam, Wanted In India: CBI Fires Legal Salvo Against Mehul Choksi In Dominica Court

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday informed the Dominica High Court that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi was the mastermind behind a series of companies, which conspired with the Punjab National Bank officials to unauthorisedly raise credit by abusing bank procedures. Choksi is fully aware of the proceedings against him in India but has withheld the information from …

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi as 'prohibited immigrant'
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi as 'prohibited immigrant'

India TV News  

In a massive setback for the Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, the Dominican government declared him as a "prohibited immigrant" in their country. An order issued by the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs on May 25 said, "in accordance to section 5 of the Immigration and …

After Denial of Citizenship by Antigua, Letter from Dominica Min Reveals Choksi was Declared Prohibited Immigrant
3 years, 6 months ago

After Denial of Citizenship by Antigua, Letter from Dominica Min Reveals Choksi was Declared Prohibited Immigrant

News 18  

Fugitive economic offender, Mehul Choksi is left with no permanent citizenship except that of India. A letter, accessed by CNN-News18, written by Dominica’s Internal Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore to Choksi says he was declared a prohibited immigrant. This is in contrast to the claim by his lawyer that Choksi did not enter Dominica illegally and the police there cannot arrest …

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi a prohibited immigrant
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica declares Mehul Choksi a prohibited immigrant

India Today  

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has been declared a prohibited immigrant in Dominica. The Dominican government on Thursday declared diamantaire Mehul Choksi as a “prohibited immigrant” in their country, a development that is likely to strengthen the case of India. India Today is in possession of an order issued by the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs, according to which, …

Mehul Choksi Case: Centre Takes Legal Advice from Harish Salve, Ex-Solicitor General May Appear for India
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi Case: Centre Takes Legal Advice from Harish Salve, Ex-Solicitor General May Appear for India

News 18  

India is seeking counsel from Former Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve on the Mehul Choksi case. Salve will also present India’s case before the High Court in Dominica, where Choksi is being held for illegally entering the country. In a statement on Monday, Harish Salve said, “I am advising the government of India on what steps to take in …

Dominican PM Calls Mehul Choksi 'Indian Citizen', Says 'His Rights Will be Respected'
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominican PM Calls Mehul Choksi 'Indian Citizen', Says 'His Rights Will be Respected'

News 18  

Calling fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi an “Indian citizen”, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said the matter related to economic offender’s illegal entry into the island country is before the court which will decide the next course of action. The 62-year-old businessman is currently facing a court case in Dominica for illegally entering into the island country from Antigua, where …

I'm a Law-Abiding Citizen, Left India for Treatment in US: Mehul Choksi to Dominica HC
3 years, 6 months ago

I'm a Law-Abiding Citizen, Left India for Treatment in US: Mehul Choksi to Dominica HC

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has claimed in an affidavit that he is a “law-abiding citizen” and had left India only for medical treatment in the United States. There was no warrant against me by the law enforcement authorities in India when I left India to seek medical treatment in the United States of America,” Choksi was quoted as saying in …

In Dominica to Get Back Choksi, India's Multi-agency Team Returns as Court Decides on 'Language in Ruling'
3 years, 6 months ago

In Dominica to Get Back Choksi, India's Multi-agency Team Returns as Court Decides on 'Language in Ruling'

News 18  

A multi-agency team which had gone to Dominica for deportation of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi returned to India in a Qatar Airways private jet on Friday after Dominica High Court adjourned the hearing, sources said. The team remained stationed for nearly seven days to bring Choksi, wanted in Rs 13,500 crore bank fraud in Punjab National Bank, to India as …

Mehul Choksi case: Private jet sent by India leaves Dominica
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi case: Private jet sent by India leaves Dominica

India TV News  

The Qatar Airways' private jet that was sent by India to bring back fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi from Dominica has left the Caribbean island country after nearly seven days, according to public flight data. It had travelled to Marigot in Dominica via Madrid as Choksi's lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition before the Dominica High Court. The aircraft was parked …

Mehul Choksi gets a breather as Dominica court defers hearing; Antigua wants him deported
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi gets a breather as Dominica court defers hearing; Antigua wants him deported

India TV News  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's return to India has been delayed for now as hearing in the Dominica court was deferred on Thursday. Antigua and Barbuda wants Choksi repatriated to India Antigua and Barbuda is in favour of Choksi to be repatriated from Dominica to India directly, the Cabinet of the Caribbean island country decided in a meeting, local media reported. …

Fugitive Mehul Choksi's Bail Denied By Dominica Court, Extradition Hearing Today
3 years, 6 months ago

Fugitive Mehul Choksi's Bail Denied By Dominica Court, Extradition Hearing Today

ABP News  

Dominica: The Dominica court has rejected the habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of businessman Mehul Choksi who had claimed that he was abducted and forcefully brought to the Caribbean island nation. Rejecting the submission of Choksi who is wanted in India in an alleged Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud case in Punjab National Bank, the prosecution said the habeas …

Choksi to face illegal entry charges: Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Choksi to face illegal entry charges: Court

Hindustan Times  

A top Caribbean court on Wednesday ordered fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi to face charges of illegally entering Dominica, and adjourned till Thursday a petition filed by the businessman’s lawyers challenging his detention in the island. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court said that Choksi -- who mysteriously vanished from Antigua on May 23 before being detained three days later in Dominica, …

Dominican govt tells court to reject Choksi's habeas corpus petition, says he illegally entered country
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominican govt tells court to reject Choksi's habeas corpus petition, says he illegally entered country

Firstpost  

Choksi, who is wanted in India in an alleged Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud case, filed the habeas corpus petition claiming he was abducted and forcefully brought to the Caribbean island nation, local media reported New Delhi: The Government of Dominica has told a court there to reject the habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of businessman Mehul Choksi who …

Mehul Choksi's Extradition To India Still In Cliffhanger As Dominican Court Adjourns Matter Till Thursday
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's Extradition To India Still In Cliffhanger As Dominican Court Adjourns Matter Till Thursday

ABP News  

New Delhi: Dominican High Court court was on Wednesday was hearing the extradition case of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who had allegedly fled there from Antigua and Barbuda last week. That's why court has ordered to produce him before the magistrate at 4 pm," Choksi lawyer told news agency ANI. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne had said Dominica …

Mehul Choksi's Extradition Case: Dominican Court to Continue Hearing Matter Today
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi's Extradition Case: Dominican Court to Continue Hearing Matter Today

News 18  

A Dominican court hearing the extradition case of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who had allegedly fled there from Antigua and Barbuda last week, on Wednesday concluded the proceedings. Last week, on May 28 the Dominican court had “restrained” authorities from removing Choksi from the Caribbean island country till further orders. “The legal team has filed a habeas corpus petition in …

Dominican court begins hearing Mehul Choksi's plea, wife says he enjoys rights as Antiguan citizen
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominican court begins hearing Mehul Choksi's plea, wife says he enjoys rights as Antiguan citizen

India Today  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's court hearing begins in Dominica on Wednesday over his extradition to India. On Sunday, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne made a sensational claim, saying Choksi travelled with his girlfriend to Dominica, but he was caught. While speaking to India Today TV, Mehul Choksi's wife Preeti said: "The girlfriend angle is made because they …

Mehul Choksi repatriation: Private jet at Dominica airport from India, confirms Antiguan PM Gaston Browne
3 years, 6 months ago

Mehul Choksi repatriation: Private jet at Dominica airport from India, confirms Antiguan PM Gaston Browne

India TV News  

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that a private jet from India has arrived at the Douglas-Charles Airport in Dominica as India-born fugitive Mehul Choksi continues to be held in the custody of Dominica Police, local Antigua media reported on Sunday. ANI has learnt that multiple agencies are in touch with the government of Dominica on the …

Hand over Choksi, he committed a huge crime and is our citizen: India tells Dominica
3 years, 6 months ago

Hand over Choksi, he committed a huge crime and is our citizen: India tells Dominica

India TV News  

Efforts have been scaled up to bring back fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi. ANI has learnt that multiple agencies are in touch with the government of Dominica on the issue which has been told that Choksi is originally an Indian citizen and had taken on new citizenship to escape the law in India after having committed a fraud of almost two …

Dominica HC Restrains Extradition of Mehul Choksi; Antigua and Barbuda Police Say 'Not Abducted by Force'
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica HC Restrains Extradition of Mehul Choksi; Antigua and Barbuda Police Say 'Not Abducted by Force'

News 18  

The High Court of Dominica has again restrained the formal extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi and said that he should be allowed to meet legal counsels. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, Antigua and Barbuda police chief Atlee Rodney has denied that Choksi was abducted by the force. The 62-year-old diamantaire, who went “missing” from Antigua and …

Dominica court stops removal of Choksi from country: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Dominica court stops removal of Choksi from country: Report

India TV News  

A court in Dominica has "restrained" authorities from removing fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi from the Caribbean island country till further orders, local media reported. "The legal team has filed a habeas corpus petition in Dominica for Mehul Choksi and have also highlighted deprivation of access to Mehul Choksi and deprivation of constitutional rights to legal assistance," Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal …

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's repatriation stayed by Dominica court
3 years, 6 months ago

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's repatriation stayed by Dominica court

India TV News  

A Dominica court has stayed the repatriation of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi. Wayne Marsh, Choksi's lawyer in Dominica, earlier said that they were denied access to their client and it was only on May 27 that he was finally given access to speak to Choksi. After Choksi was apprehended in Dominica, Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne had asked Dominica to …

India in Touch with Antiguan Govt After Choksi Detained in Dominica; to Ascertain His Citizenship
3 years, 6 months ago

India in Touch with Antiguan Govt After Choksi Detained in Dominica; to Ascertain His Citizenship

News 18  

Day after fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was apprehended, India said it is in contact with the governments of Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda to bring him back from the Caribbean region. After news of Choksi’s arrest in Dominica came on Tuesday night, Browne told media that he has given “clear instructions” to the Dominican authorities to repatriate Choksi to India. …

Antiguan PM Urges Dominica to Hand Mehul Choksi Over to India Directly
3 years, 6 months ago

Antiguan PM Urges Dominica to Hand Mehul Choksi Over to India Directly

News 18  

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring Dominica, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to hand the diamantaire over to India directly, local media reported. After news of Choksi’s arrest in Dominica came on Tuesday night, Browne told local media that he has given “clear instructions” to the Dominican authorities to repatriate Choksi to India. He …

Law, Liberty And The Lack Of Urgency In Dealing With Habeas Corpus Petitions By The Jammu & Kashmir High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Law, Liberty And The Lack Of Urgency In Dealing With Habeas Corpus Petitions By The Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Live Law  

Liberty is not a privilege, but a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens under our Constitution. I have reviewed the functioning of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court vis-à-vis its adjudication of Habeas Corpus petitions filed before it in 2019. The Jammu & Kashmir High Court's adjudication of Habeas Corpus petitions The Constitution along with all its safeguards became applicable …

The Supreme Court sets at naught the solemn guarantee of the writ of habeas corpus
4 years ago

The Supreme Court sets at naught the solemn guarantee of the writ of habeas corpus

The Hindu  

I F Justice Dhananjai Chandrachud imagined that the ornate, florid prose in his judgment in Arnab Goswami’s case would win him plaudits, the flurry of editorials criticising it must have disillusioned him, especially the criticism that followed another case which came soon after, exposing double standards. Yogi has bought whole pages of expensive The very next day, on October 6, …

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