The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate over a charge that they were going soft on companies like Essar, Loop and their pormoters by not charging them for corruption in relation to the 2G spectrum case.
A bench of justices comprising of Justice G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly issued notice to them so as to respond to the probe done against the former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran after it was alleged that the CBI was not doing anything after filing the FIR.
The court passed the order on an application filed by an NGO alleging that CBI's decision not to book Essar Group and its promoters under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been facilitated by the intervention of the CBI Director and Law Minister Salman Khurshid.
The bench, after holding a brief hearing in the case, asked the agencies to file their response in 10 days on all these allegations and posted the matter for further hearing on January 20.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, contend that CBI's decision not to slap charges under PCA was in contradiction of the investigation officer's report which had found strong evidence in the case and had reportedly proposed charges even under the Act.
He told the court that therefore, not charging the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act ignoring the findings of the Investigating Officers, is unwarranted. This is unaccepted, especially in a case where the investigations are being monitored by this Court and investigating officers are reporting to the court.
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