On Thursday, a public interest litigation was heard in the Jharkhand High Court in the case of investment in shell companies of close friends of CM Hemant Soren and allotment of mining lease in Anagada. During this, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate General presented their side. Kapil Sibal sought more time to present his side. On which the High Court has fixed July 5, 2022 as the next date of hearing.

The matter was heard in the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday. During the hearing, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate General presented the case. During this, senior advocate Kapil Sibal sought more time from the bench to present his side. After hearing the arguments of all the parties, the division bench has fixed the next hearing of this matter on July 5, 2022.

Earlier, while filing an affidavit in the Jharkhand High Court in the case of investment in shell companies, Hemant Sarkar counted his achievements. At the same time, all the allegations of the applicant Shivshankar Sharma were false. Also said that fabricated allegations have been made on behalf of the applicant.

It is to be known that the applicant Shivshankar Sharma has filed public interest litigation in the Jharkhand High Court alleging investment in shell companies by the close associates of CM Hemant Soren. Along with this, a high-level inquiry has been demanded in the matter. Apart from this, another public interest litigation has also been filed on behalf of the applicant. Under this, CM Hemant Soren has been demanded to take action in the case of allotment of mining lease in 88 decimil land in Anagada. The applicant called the lease allotment a violation of section 9A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.