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Sudhir Ruparelia is married to Jyotsna Ruparelia and they have three children. Sudhir bought his youngest son, Rajiv, a nightclub for his eighteenth birthday<ref>http://www.saturdayvision.co.ug/content/view/1034/1/</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:12, 5 August 2009
Sudhir Ruparelia is a businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda. He is the Chairman and majority shareholder in the companies of the Ruparelia Group.[1] His investments are mainly in the areas of banking, insurance, education, broadcasting, real estate, floriculture, hotels and resorts.
History
Sudhir Ruparelia was born in Uganda, but moved to the United Kingdom with his parents in his early teens. He returned to Uganda in 1985, with US$25,000 to start his Ugandan businesses, which later grew into the Ruparelia Group.[2]
Personal life
Sudhir Ruparelia is married to Jyotsna Ruparelia and they have three children. Sudhir bought his youngest son, Rajiv, a nightclub for his eighteenth birthday[3].
Criminal charges
In 2005 a court issued an arrest warrant for Ruparelia on charges of causing a nuisance in the suburb of Bukoto. The warrant was requested after Ruparelia and his lawyers failed to appear at City Hall Court. He was charged with three counts of causing a nuisance, with the prosecution allegeing that at the Kabira Club in Bukoto, which Ruparelia owns, he caused a nuisance in Nakawa division and the district contrary to the Public Health Act. It was also alleged that he discharged sewage into a storm water channel contrary to the Public Health Act[4].
Tax evasion charges
In 2007, Ruparelia lost his court action to restrain the Uganda Revenue Authority from recovering 36 billion Ugandan shillings in unpaid taxes, after his company Meera Investments failed to pay taxes on rental income for its properties[5]. In January 2009, the Uganda Revenue Authority lost this case on appeal before the Uganda Supreme Court. Justice George Wilson Kanyeihamba wrote the unanimous opinion. [6][7]
External links
- Ruparelia Group Homepage
- Uganda Government to Divest from Commonwealth Resort
- URA boss loses case against Sudhir
See also
Photos
References
- ^ Companies of the Ruparelia Group
- ^ Sudhir Ruparelia started his Group with $25,000
- ^ http://www.saturdayvision.co.ug/content/view/1034/1/
- ^ Catherine Ntabadde (2005-08-30). "Court orders Sudhir arrest". New Vision. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ Peter Kaujju (2007-02-28). "Sudhir Ruparelia loses sh36b URA case". New Vision. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ URA Loses case against Meera Investments
- ^ How and Why URA Lost to Meera Investments
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