Ten Bombay High Court judges have recused themselves from hearing HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan’s plea in the Lilavati Trust FIR case. Sources say all but three judges stepped aside due to past links with the Lilavati Trust.
The Delhi High Court requested a status report on the bail plea of Dheeraj Wadhawan, accused in a bank loan scam case. The trial court had denied his bail request, leading to the High Court’s intervention. Pending the report, the hearing is scheduled for June 10. The Supreme Court had earlier canceled the bail granted to the Wadhawan brothers.
Dheeraj Wadhawan, former director of DHFL, detained for a fraud of over Rs 34,000 crore. He remanded to judicial custody following his arrest by the CBI. Wadhawan’s bail plea based on medical grounds rejected, and he has to remain in custody until May 30. The fraud involves a consortium of 17 banks and accusations of money laundering.