Noel Tata is an Irish citizen and currently heads Tata group companies Trent and Voltas. He has transformed Trent into the biggest fashion chain in the country.
In the year 2010, Tata disclosed in a media interview that he avoided entering into the domestic airline business as he was not comfortable with the idea of offering a bribe to a Union Minister.
The Indian government had chosen the winning bid, after judging the offers made by Spicejet founder Ajay Singh and Tata Sons against a 'minimum reserve price'.
On Friday, the Supreme Court formulated a total of 5 questions pertaining to the case. All the questions were answered in favour of the Tata conglomerate.