Tuesday, April 29, 2025

SC to hear on bank top brass’ role in PNB scam

Date:

Share post:

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea for probe into the role of the top management of Punjab National Bank in the Rs 11,300 crore scam allegedly involving jeweller Nirav Modi and others.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday agreed to hear the plea by lawyer Vineet Dhanda.

Dhanda also sought direction to the government to take steps for the extradition of Nirav Modi.

The petitions also sought the framing of guidelines for the grant of loans involving Rs 10 crore and above.

The PIL petitioner also sought setting up of a committee to look into the bad debts and steps needed to be taken for their recovery.

Related articles

India’s gold demand crosses 800 tonnes in 2024: Report

Mumbai, April 29: India's gold demand surged past 800 tonnes in 2024, driven by a rise in jewellery...

If we think being in majority will protect us, we will be wiped out: K’taka RSS leader on Pahalgam attack

Mangaluru (Karnataka), April 29: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has stated that “if we...

Meghalaya govt signs MoU for integration of Garo and Khasi language in digital platform

Shillong, April 29: In a landmark step towards linguistic inclusion and technological advancement, the Meghalaya government signed a...

IPL 2025: With Suryavanshi’s rise, cricket in India won’t be the same again, feels Ajay Jadeja

New Delhi, April 29: Former India batter Ajay Jadeja feels that Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi's rise will...