Supreme Court of India

Manohar Lal Sharma v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 10 S.C.R. 562
Bench Adarsh Kumar Goel and Uday Umesh Lalit JJ.
Decided 9 October 2017

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not consider it necessary to give any further direction as the concern ex pressed in the writ petition stands addressed.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Panama Paper Leaks Case- Tax evasion by some individuals/ entities by way of offshore bank accounts/business - Petitioner sought direction to the CBI to conduct an investigation/inquiry against the Indian offshore bank account holders, revealed in "Panama Papers" and further to register FIR and conduct investigation against Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman, his associate directors, share brokers and companies - Averments made in the Petition that "Panama Paper Leaks" report (information relating to tax evasion by some individuals/entities posted on a website) were not

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