Cases against Gautam Adani in US to be assigned to single judge

The criminal and civil cases filed against Gautam Adani and others have now been reassigned to United States District Judge Nicholas Garaufis

• India Weekly
• 03 January, 2025

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By: India Weekly

A NEW YORK court has ordered that the criminal and civil cases filed against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and others in a bribery scheme are “related” and will be assigned to the judge overseeing the criminal case.

The order available on the court website of the US District Court Eastern District of New York says this is being done to “promote judicial efficiency and avoid conflicting schedules”.

The case has now been reassigned to United States District Judge Nicholas Garaufis.

Adani is being indicted by the US Department of Justice for his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay $250 million bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favourable solar power contracts.

The Adani group has denied the allegations as ” baseless”, and will seek “all possible legal recourse”.

In November last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global Ltd, for conduct arising out of a massive bribery scheme. (PTI)