The Singapore Court of Appeals dismissed the Indian appeal stating that most of the issues raised in the plea had been addressed during the arbitration by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Geneva and subsequently by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.
In his autobiography, Madhavan Nair recalls a meeting with then prime minister Manmohan Singh after allegations of corruption in the 2005 Devas-Antrix satellite deal cropped up.
The move by Mauritius authorities to take control of the three Mauritius firms that invested in Devas is part of a protracted legal battle between Indian authorities and the Devas Multimedia investors.
The WSJ advertisement not only named 11 Indians including ministers, bureaucrats and judges but also accused the Narendra Modi government of destroying the institutional framework of India.