Friday, October 02
MUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked the project manager of Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), the chief manager of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and unknown officials for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 800 crore to the exchequer by running a cartel and awarding contracts to selected international bidders.According to a first information report (FIR) filed earlier this week, Sunil Kumar Madabhavi, the chief manager (PP&D) of JNPT at the time, in conspiracy with Devdutt Bose, the then project manager of TCE, a Tata Group company, allowed complementary bidding in the tendering process. By doing so, they allowed the formation of the joint venture by the solely eligible bidders - Boskalis Smit India LLP and Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt.Ltd. (also known as BS
