Rice trader Moni Varma sues Lakshmi Mittal

According to the report, Mittal has received a high court writ from the businessman Moni Varma.Varma claimed to have facilitated a deal in 2006 for Mittal to gain access to two unexplored oil fields in the Niger Delta after arranging a meeting with Olusegun Obasanjo, the then Nigeria's president, the report said.

Mittal has dismissed the claim, saying the case will be defended vigorously, the report added