Mysteries in Justice Indrajit Mahanty's proxy-press-release
Cuttack, 2 nd September 2016: Justice Indrajit Mahanty became a judge of Orissa High Court in 2006 , and he became a hotelier in 2009. Activist Jayanta Das broke the story on 8 th August with documentary evidence given by judiciary whistleblowers. Kamyab TV, an Oriya TV channel, held a panel deba te on this issue. In our press release issued three days ago, we asked whether it was ethical for any high court judge to be a businessman. Justice I. Mahanty maintained a stony silence but on his behalf, the management of his hotel, The Triple C, issued a denial in The Indian Express on the same day as our press release. The Triple C Hotel's press statement contradicts the signed affidavit of Justice I. Mahanty himself, and it actually makes this high court judge's actions look totally mysterious! MYSTERY #1. The Indian Express story says, "A spokesperson of Latest Generation Entertainment Pvt Limited (LGPL), which entered into a 15-year pact with Justice In...