Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho Acquitted in 1998 Power Rebate Scam

Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho Acquitted in 1998 Power Rebate Scam

Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho Acquitted in 1998 Power Rebate Scam Goa's Transport Minister, Mauvin Godinho, has been acquitted in a 1998 power rebate 'scam' after a special court ruling. The verdict, delivered by Special Judge Irshad Agha, cleared him of wrongdoing.Godinho had faced allegations of causing a Rs 4.52 crore loss to the state by granting rebates to industrial units without necessary consultations. The charges were brought to…

Court acquits Godinho in 1998 power rebate ‘scam’

‘I even stopped going to Church’ Panaji : A special court in North Goa on Monday acquitted Transport and Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho in the 27-year-old power rebate ‘scam’. Pronouncing the verdict in open court, special judge Irshad Agha cleared Godinho of all charges. “I had to wait for 27 years but I got justice. Truth always triumphs,” he said. The minister was present in the court during the pronouncement of the judgment. As power mini…

Minister Mauvin Godinho acquitted in 20-year-old Power Rebate scam

PANAJI: The Special court in Panaji acquitted Goa’s Transport and Panchayat minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday in connection with the two-decade old Power Rebate scam. The minister, who was then holding the department of Power portfolio in the year 1998, was charged of granted rebate to the industrial units causing loss of Rs 4.52 crore to the state exchequer. Then leader of Opposition Manohar… Source