In a significant improvement, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed to present the very best Z+ security cover to Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani and his family members all through India and overseas. In the very best degree of safety, the security ring has 55 personnel, together with CRPF commandos, who guard the protectee 24×7.
The matter was listed for listening to after the courtroom discovered the Security Cover supplied to the respondent Mukesh Ambani and his family amid a number of pleas filed at totally different High Courts. During the courtroom listening to, a bench of justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah stated that the complete bills and value of offering the very best degree Z+ security cover to Ambani throughout the territory of India or overseas have to be borne by them.
Why such security is given?
“Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that if there is a security threat, the security cover provided and that too at own expense of the respondents, cannot be restricted to a particular area or place of stay. Looking into the business activities of respondents nos. 2 to 6 (Mukesh Ambani and his family) within the country as also outside the country, the very purpose of providing security cover would stand frustrated, if the same is restricted to a particular place or area,” the courtroom stated.
Senior Counsel Mukul Rohtagi, showing for the respondent contends that the very best degree of Z+ security cover was supplied to the respondent, in view of steady menace notion assessed by Mumbai Police and Ministry of Home Affairs and Central authorities.
(With inputs from company)
