Subrata Roy Demands Deal Room At Tihar

Sahara chief Subrata Roy's lawyers have moved the Supreme Court, seeking a deal room in Tihar jail to help Roy raise the amount of Rs 10,000 set by the court as a condition for his bail. The room would be used negotiate business deals.

An application regarding this request was moved by senior advocate KTS Tulsi before a bench headed by Justice TS Thakur.

"He has to deal with people in five different time zones. Some of the potential buyers and lenders want to meet before submitting their financials," Tulsi said. "These would be facilities outside the jail but within the complex."

According to the application by Sahara, the "applicants... appeal to shift them from barrack no. 3 of Tihar jail to an out-house in the Tihar jail premises so that they can enter into effective and fruitful negotiations with prospective buyers, lenders for the sale, encumbrance of domestic and three overseas properties of the group companies."