Delhi High Court ne Canadian government ko green signal de diya hai! Ab Canada India mein civil lawsuit file karke wo paise wapas le sakta hai jo ek former Ontario official ne chori kiye the.
Case kya hai?
Poora mamla Ontario government ke ek former official, Sanjay Madan, se juda hai. Unpar ilzaam hai ki unhone CAD 33.3 Million (jo ki kaafi bada amount hai!) ka scam kiya tha. Court ne saaf kar diya hai ki kyunki paisa Indian bank accounts mein jama hua tha, isliye Indian courts ke paas is case ko sunne ki poori power hai.
Canada seedha case kyun nahi jeet sakta?
Kayi log pooch rahe honge ki Canada ke pass order hai toh direct execution kyun nahi ho raha? Doston, Indian law ke hisaab se (Section 44A of Civil Procedure Code), Canada 'reciprocating territory' ki list mein nahi aata. Iska matlab ye hai ki foreign judgment India mein seedhe enforce nahi ho sakta. Isiliye Canadian government ko yahan ek naya civil lawsuit file karna pada.
Court ka ruling aur aage kya?
Justice Vikas Mahajan ne defendant ki saari arguments reject kar di hain. Ye ruling isliye bhi important hai kyunki isse pehle June 2025 mein, lagbhag ₹65.9 Crore already Canada bhej diye gaye the. Ab agla step hoga 'merit-hearing' ka, jahan forensic accounting ke zariye saare assets aur investment gains ko track kiya jayega. Cross-border asset recovery ka raasta asaan nahi hota, lekin ye ruling ek landmark step hai.