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Who pays for the Adani dismissal?: A weekly roundup on Constitution First & Editors Pick - June 2026

Last Friday, a US Federal Judge Nicholas Garauffis ordered the US Department of Justice, which is headed by the attorney general, to justify its decision to drop prosecution charges against Gautam Adani, Indias richest, and the worlds seventeenth wealthiest billionaire. This is a case that arises from a 2024 charge against Adani, and another company Azure, for bribing 2000 crore rupees to state government officials (mostly from Andhra Pradesh) to secure a contract to build a solar power plant. The DOJ was specifically involved since Adani Green Energy allegedly raised money from US investors (via bonds and other securities) without disclosing the alleged bribery.