Overview
- Special Judge Dheeraj Mor at Rouse Avenue Court issued the discharge order on October 31.
- The five discharged are H C Gupta, K S Kropha, M/s R. K.M. Powergen Pvt. Ltd., Managing Director Dr. Andal Arumugam, and Director T. M. Singaravel.
- The court held the 35th Screening Committee’s recommendation was an act in public interest, so essential elements of offences under Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act were missing.
- The order noted the company made no false representation and ranked first on 9 of 10 screening parameters.
- The CBI’s 2014 FIR had alleged misrepresentation of net worth and guideline violations, including a shortfall against a Rs 500 crore threshold and disputed aggregation of related firms’ figures.