Friend Of The Court: Episode 3; Jain Hawala Diaries: Part 3
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
14 Nov 2022 10:21 AM IST
Episode description: The 1996 elections loom, and a beleaguered Congress party struggles to win back power. In the meantime, the Hawala PIL is clubbed with other similar anti-corruption petitions in the Supreme court. In the lower court, LK Advani and other prominent figures, find themselves facing a trial in the Hawala corruption-related cases. As action builds inside and outside...
Episode description: The 1996 elections loom, and a beleaguered Congress party struggles to win back power. In the meantime, the Hawala PIL is clubbed with other similar anti-corruption petitions in the Supreme court. In the lower court, LK Advani and other prominent figures, find themselves facing a trial in the Hawala corruption-related cases. As action builds inside and outside the courts, an anti-corruption campaigner switches teams. And amicus curiae Anil Divan makes a shocking discovery that will upend the course of the litigations and bring new documents to light. Ultimately, what will come of all the legal proceedings? And what will be the legacy of the Jain Hawala PIL?
Host: Raghu Karnad
Research and Writing:
Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli
Legal Researcher: Uday Vir Garg & Vipinn Mittaal
Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli
Script editor: Bhavya Dore
Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal
Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan
Production:
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Producer: Abbas Momin
Producer/Sound Editor: Joshua Thomas
Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair
Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni
Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander
The following guests appeared on this episode:
- Excerpt from Justice JS Verma's interview on the Doordarshan show "In Conversation with Rajiv Mehrotra"
- Excerpt about Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's involvement in the cash for votes scam from Lallantop report
- Clip of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's press conference sourced from WildfilmsIndia
- Clip of HK Dua commenting on 1996 elections from Associated Press Archive
- Clip of Fodder Scam investigation sourced from WildFilmsIndia
- Excerpt from Justice JS Verma interview to NDTV show "Walk the Talk"
The full transcript and list of resources can be found here: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode3
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