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Two jailed for filing repeated cases against Azim Premji
Updated On: 16 January, 2022 01:01 PM IST | Bengaluru | IANS
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, Wipro Limited and Hasham Investment and Trading Company Limited had filed a petition seeking action under criminal contempt against the Chennai based `shell` company and its representatives
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The Karnataka High Court has convicted two representatives of India Awake for Transparency Limited for filing repeated cases against IT major Wipro Limited and its founder and chairman Azim Premji. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, Wipro Limited and Hasham Investment and Trading Company Limited had filed a petition seeking action under criminal contempt against the Chennai based `shell` company and its representatives.
The court has convicted R. Subramanian and P. Sadanand, under Contempts of Court Act. Subramanian appeared as counsel and Sadanand claimed to be a volunteer. The court sentenced both to simple imprisonment of two months and fined Rs 2,000 each. The bench observed that petitioners filed repeated cases in the name of company which is non-existent. They had given the name as `India Awake for Transparency` and did not give full name by hiding `private limited` words.
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