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The government found itself on the backfoot with the SC on Thursday questioning the EDs move to file a chargesheet against Pune-based businessman Hasan Ali Khan in a case of alleged money laundering without informing a government-appointed high-level committee set up to monitor such cases.
A bench of Justices B Sudershan Reddy and SS Nijjar wondered why the agency did not mention that the chargesheet was to be filed two days later on May 6 before a Mumbai special court. We heard the matter on May 4 but there was no mention in the status report, the bench asked.
India ratifies United Nations convention against graft
In the backdrop of a raging debate over black money stashed abroad,India on Thursday ratified the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) almost six years after signing the convention. I have been informed that India has completed the process of ratification of the UNCAC, said a statement issued by PM Manmohan Singh before his departure to Kabul.
