SIFO asked to investigate affairs of Fortis Healthcare: Minister
New Delhi: The central government on Friday said that it has asked the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to investigate the affairs of Fortis Healthcare.
According to P.P. Chaudhary, the Union Minister of State for Law and Justice and Corporate Affairs, the ministry ordered investigation into the affairs of Fortis Healthcare on February 17, 2018.
"The ministry has ordered investigation into the affairs of Fortis Healthcare Ltd and has assigned the same to SFIO vide an order dated February 17, 2018," Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question.
"During the investigation process, all the issues in their entirety will be examined by the SFIO. The investigation is currently in initial stage."
SFIO is a multi-disciplinary organisation under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, consisting of experts in the field of accountancy, forensic auditing, law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market and taxation for detecting and prosecuting or recommending for prosecution white-collar crimes or frauds.
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to mount loudspeaker on mosque
Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.
