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India Gazette
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- India Gazette
Delhi HC issues notice to police on Gopal Ansal's plea to quash FIR
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to police on a plea moved by real estate baron Gopal Ansal, convicted in the Uphaar fire tragedy case, for quashing an FIR lodged against him in a cheating case. The FIR has been lodged on a complaint filed by a buyer of land in a project developed by Ansal Buildwell Limited. Justice Amit Mahajan issued notice to Delhi Police and sought a status report. The matter has been listed for hearing on September 10. The High Court has also directed the state not to take coercive steps against the petitioner till the next date of hearing. The bench has also issued a notice to the complainant in the matter upon the filing of the amended memos of the parties. Gopal Ansal has filed a petition seeking quashing of the FIR registered on February 11, 2025, at Police Station Barakhamba Road for the offences under Sections 420, 406, 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The said FIR was registered on a complaint given by Manoj Anand, alleging that he had paid a sum of Rs 3,56,000 regarding the purchase of certain land in a project being developed by the accused's company, Ansal Buildwell Limited. Gopal Ansal is stated to be the director of the accused company at the relevant time. It is alleged that no property was ever handed over to the complainant, Anand, the High Court noted. Advocate Sushil Kumar Gupta, counsel for Gopal Ansal, submitted that the project could not see the light of day since the Jaipur Development Authority did not give permission to convert the status of the land. He submitted that various letters were written to the complainant for a refund of money. However, no response was received, and the complaint has now belatedly been made after almost two decades. Upon learning this fact, the High Court also stated, 'Prima facie, this Court has been unable to figure out why such an FIR after two decades was registered by the police authorities.' It was also submitted that the accused company, even otherwise, had always been willing to refund the entire money with reasonable interest to the complainant. Ansal's counsel further submitted that to show his bona fide, a sum of Rs 10,00,000 shall be deposited by Anand with the Registrar General of this court within a period of four weeks. Gopal Ansal to a seven-year jail term for tampering with evidence in the 1997 case of Uphaar cinema fire which claimed 59 lives. Earlier in November 2021, a Delhi court had sentenced real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal to a seven-year jail term for tampering with evidence in the 1997 case of the Uphaar cinema fire, which claimed 59 lives. The fire broke out at the Uphaar cinema during the screening of the Hindi film Border on June 13, 1997. (ANI)
India Today
2 hours ago
- India Today
Devendra Fadnavis orders probe into hotel deal involving Shinde Sena minister's son
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced a high-level inquiry to ascertain any irregularities in the tendering process to auction a hotel in Chhatrapati Sena MLA and state minister Sanjay Shirsat had come under fire after the opposition pointed out that his son's company was one of the three Danve, leader of the opposition in the legislative council, raised the issue through a calling attention The VITS Hotel in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar belonged to Dhanda Corporation, a company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The properties of the Dhanada Corporation, including the VITS Hotel, were seized under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, court ordered the auction of the hotel. Accordingly, the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar collectorate conducted to the government-registered valuer's report in December 2018, the value of the hotel was Rs 75.92 crore. In 2025, when the property is being auctioned, the value is pegged as per the 2018 valuation. The value of the hotel is Rs 150 crore now as per private valuers, Danve alleged the lack of transparency in the auction process. He said three companies joined the process including M/s Siddhant Material Procurement and Suppliers Company. He said the company belongs to Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat's son alleged that the company's registration form states that it had applied for registration in 2024 but has not yet been alleged cartelisation in the tendering process. M/s Siddhant Material Procurement and Suppliers Company bid for the company at the price of Rs 47 crore. The next two bidders bid with a difference of just Rs 5 lakh each- at Rs 46.95 and Rs 46.90 crore."This is a fraud and the government is being defrauded in a big way. Sidhant Shirsat is the son of Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat. There is no ITR. What action will be taken against the government officer who allowed this irregularity," Danve said Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had stated that the entire process has been scrapped and a new process will be initiated to float fresh tenders."There will be a high-level inquiry to probe if there are any irregularities in this case to ensure transparency," he said the tender and the process have been cancelled. He said tenders were floated six times in the past but no bid was received. In the process, the base price and conditions kept coming said new tender will be on the council, Shirsat stated that the tender had been floated six times in the past but received no bid. He also said the tendering process was being carried out as per the court's flak, Shirsat last month said he was asking his son Siddhant to withdraw from the race to procure a hotel.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Maharashtra
New Indian Express
2 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis orders probe into Shiv Sena minister Sanjay Shirsat's hotel purchase
MUMBAI: In a big blow to Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday ordered a high-level inquiry against Shinde-led Shiv Sena's minister Sanjay Shirsat and his son for buying a Rs 110-crore luxury hotel for just Rs 67 crore in Sambhaji Nagar. It was alleged that Shirsat and his son, Siddhant Shirsat, undervalued the VITS Hotel and bought it by rigging the tender process. The Opposition had raised the issue and demanded a probe. Fadnavis said that Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule had already announced the cancellation of the tender process. The CM said, 'We will ensure that a new bid for this VITS Hotel auction is opened. However, to investigate any potential violations and irregularities in the tender process, we have decided to conduct a high-level probe to uncover the truth. Transparency has to be maintained in such a process.' Shiv Sena MLC and Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danave raised the matter in the Legislative Council. Danave alleged that the firm of the Sena minister's son, which bought the VITS Hotel, was not even registered and was therefore ineligible to participate in the bidding process. Still, it participated and won the bid, and illegally, he claimed Danave said it was revealed that the Sena minister's son used fraudulent documents to show his firm was eligible to enter the tender process. 'The government officials who are involved in this illegal deal have to be punished, and action should be taken against them. We want justice, and we expect CM Fadnavis to do justice,' he said. Sanjay Shirsat tried to defend himself and his son on the floor of the House, claiming that the allegations against both of them are baseless. He said that they had already announced their withdrawal from the deal.
