Project Description

WHITE COLLAR CRIME

AIRCEL-MAXIS SCAM
Anirban has successfully secured a ‘discharge’ for his clients Sun Direct TV and Mr. Kalanithi Maran in the graft case lodged by CBI against a former Minister of Communications & Information Technology and several foreign companies for alleged irregularities in the grant of licences to Aircel and alleged contraventions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and also by ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

CWG SCAM
Anirban advised and represented a key accused in the Common-Wealth Games Scam matter (C.B.I case) before the Special Judge, C.B.I Court. The matter involves allegations against former Minister and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Common-Wealth Games, 2010 held in Delhi and other public servants for having granted the TSR contract to a foreign company and thereby having caused a loss of over Rs.90 crores to the state exchequer. Anirban challenged the service of summons on foreigners

BSNL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE CASE
Anirban secured a discharge for the former Telecom Minister, Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, Sun Direct TV and its promoter, Mr. Kalanithi Maran in relation to what is popularly known as the BSNL Telephone Exchange case.

SAMSUNG:
Anirban has advised and represented the Chairman of Samsung Corporation, Mr. Lee Kun Hee and Samsung in a criminal proceeding before the Courts at Ghaziabad, U.P and in relation is extradition proceedings before the Delhi High Court.

TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR:
Anirban represented Board members of Toyota Kirloskar before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in a case where the said directors have been roped in to face trial in a case relating to an accident of a Fortuner car. This case raises a unique question regarding corporate criminal liability of Directors of automobile manufacturing companies in motor accident cases, resulting due to alleged defects in motor cars.

GMV (SPAIN):
Anirban represented two Spanish individuals in the prosecution of a joint venture company facing criminal charges of fraud and cheating in which these persons were nominated by the foreign investors as Directors. The matter involves complicated issues of corporate criminal liability of Directors.

FOREIGN FINANCIAL SERVICE COMPANIES:
Anirban advised ex-directors of one of the Big Four financial service companies in a cheating case filed by the Indian investors and joint venture partners. Anirban has raised critical issues regarding the difference between ‘investment’ and ‘inducement’ in joint ventures.

JAPANESE COMPANY AND ITS PRINCIPALS
Anirban represented a Japanese manufacturing company and its Principals in a criminal prosecution in India.

The case involved issues pertaining to the extra territorial operation of the Copyright Act, 1957 and criminal liability in corporate disputes arising outside India.

GULF OIL:
Anriban advised and represented Gulf Oil to secure the acquittal of its employee in a case under the Explosives Act, 1884 and Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

MULTINATIONAL MILK PROCESSING/ PACKAGING COMPANY (TRIAL COURT) – (EUROPEAN COMPANY):
Anirban has represented a Norwegian multinational milk producing and packaging company in a case of graft. The case involved advising

ONE CHOME:
Anirban represented One Chome and its allied companies in an investigation initiated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police and successfully closed the matter. The suits filed against One Chome before the Delhi high Court was also successfully closed by challenging the maintainability of the suit in view of the closure of the disputes between the parties before SIAC, Singapore.

EBAY.IN FORMERLY KNOWN AS BAAZEE.COM:
A video clip (MMS) of two school children engaged in sexual activities was put on sale on the website of what is now known as Ebay.in. Pursuant to vast media coverage of the clipping, the police took suo motu cognizance of the entire episode and indicted the CEO of the company. Anirban successfully advised and represented the Client before the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court.

WÄRTSILÄ – CHENNAI (DENMARK):
Anirban has advised Wärtsilä, a Norwegian shipping company, in a case initiated by the Central Bureau of Investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988 in Chennai. The case involved complicated issues of successorship of criminal liability