New Delhi:
The Centre today opposed the monitoring of the 2G case by the Supreme Court. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wants to court to continue monitoring progress in the 2G case. (
Read: 2G: Court rejects centre's plea, questions 'court monitoring')
The CBI told the Supreme Court that in the probe on the role of former Union Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran and Loop Telecom - and that they will submit status report whenever the court wants. But Centre has argued that the Supreme Court cannot monitor once the chargesheet is filed.
Mr Maran was the telecom minister from 2004 to 2007. He resigned in July after the CBI said it had evidence to suggest he had misused his office for personal gains. The investigating agency also filed a chargesheet against Loop Telecom saying it was a front for Essar Group and helped it circumvent the rules and get a telecom licence in 2008.
The Supreme Court told the government's special counsel PP Rao that the Solicitor General had earlier supported the court's monitoring of the case and asked if the government is now withdrawing the statement. Mr Rao said he is not withdrawing the statement of the Solicitor General and told court that monitoring should end as the trial court has taken cognisance of the case after chargesheets were filed.
The court is hearing a case based on a petition filed by Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
Senior advocate Mr Venugopal, appearing for the CBI, said Mr Swamy has already filed a similar complaint against Chidamabarm in the trial court, so the trial court should decide.
The Centre, in a written submission, said that the note by the Finance Ministry to Prime Minister's Office and other documents will be studied and considered by CBI and may be covered in the next status repot to court.
Mr Venugopal had argued yesterday that "Except in regard to the ongoing investigation of Mr Dayanidhi Maran, all issues outlined in Mr. Swamy's application are matters exclusively assigned to the trial court."