S01E02 - Jain Hawala Diaries Part 2

Friend of the Court

06-11-2022 • 28 mins

The CBI’s investigation into the mysterious set of diaries has stalled, despite evidence of widespread corruption among top politicians and bureaucrats. Public-spirited citizens decide it is time to act. Journalist Vineet Narain picks up the story again and makes it a national issue through his video platform. Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani joins the crusade. Anil Divan, a formidable lawyer is approached to take on the public interest litigation, a first-of-its-kind corruption petition. The petitioners want the court to push the CBI to investigate, given the evidence it has. Divan is sceptical about the outcome, but comes on board. The first phase of the litigation plays out.

References

A list of archival resources used to research this episode can be found here:

  • Excerpts from Vineet Narain’s Kalchakra report
  • News clip about Lalu Prasad Yadav’s resignation sourced from WildFilmsIndia YouTube channel

Archive: https://documents.legalarchive.in/static/timeline/#Jain%20Hawala%20Case/AQU

Transcript: https://www.anildivanfoundation.org/episode2

Credits:

Host:  Raghu Karnad

Guests: Abani Sahu, Ashok Kumar Panda, Kamini Jaiswal, Justice Mukul Mudgal, Prashant Bhushan, Sanjay Kapoor, Shantonu Sen

Research Manager:  Ramya Boddupalli

Legal Researcher: Vipinn Mittaal and Uday Vir Garg

Scriptwriter: Ramya Boddupalli

Script editor: Bhavya Dore

Fact checker: Vipinn Mittaal

Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan

Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome

Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Production Assistant: Sakshi Nair

Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor & Music Supervisor: Lakshman Parusuam

Graphic Designer: Sephin Alexander