In the case of Khela v. Rai, dated July 11, 2023, the defendants, the Rai Family Members, consisting of Harbhajan Singh Rai (Bubby Rai), Gurjit Kaur Rai, and Jasraaj Rai (Raju Rai), had sought leave to file a second amended response to the civil claim in the case of Homegold Resources Ltd. v. Jazz Resources Inc. The proposed amendments aimed to include defenses related to the doctrines of clean hands and ex turpi causa non oritur actio (abbreviated as ex turpi causa). Meanwhile, the plaintiff, Harpreet Singh Khela, argued that these defenses were not applicable to the Rai Family Members and should be disallowed. The plaintiff's claims involved alleged fraudulent dealings between 2013 and 2020, with the defendant Prabhraj Singh Rai (Prab Rai), son and brother of the Rai Family Members, accused of defrauding the plaintiff of approximately $2.9M through various fraudulent misrepresentations. The Rai Family Members were accused of knowing assistance and knowing receipt of funds derived from Prab Rai's breach of fiduciary duties. The plaintiff had sought to establish a fiduciary duty, fraudulent breach, actual knowledge, and participation by the Rai Family Members to support their claims. The court had concluded that the proposed amendments were necessary to determine the real issues between the parties and had granted leave for the amendments to be made. The order had allowed the Rai Family Members to file a second amended response to the civil claim. No specific information regarding a financial award had been provided in the case.