A case of alleged corruption, involving politicians, bureaucrats and corporates, filed in 1997, comes to close, taking note of delay. Maharashtra government has earlier made a plea to close the case and a bench at the Supreme Court, on 12 April, has allowed it.
The case filed at the Apex court by Centre for Indian Trade Union (CITU) in 1997, involves US based Enron and it's associates Dabhol Power Corporation. The case was filedf challenging the a Bombay High Courtorder that upheld the PPA. It is about the 3 Billion US Dollar, mega power project, set up in 1996, by Maharashtra government. It concerns the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), between the two parties, in 1993. The Maharashtra government is represented by Maharashtra State Electricity Board, MSEB.
One among the party to the PPA in question, has made a plea to close the case and a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta has allowed the same.
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