New Delhi: CBI has filed a fresh status
report before the Supreme Court into alleged irregularities in
defence deals, which caused a loss of around Rs 2,000 crore
to the state exchequer, entered into in the wake of the 1999
Kargil conflict.
The consolidated status report was placed in a sealed
cover before the apex court.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan
allowed senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, who is assisting the
court as amicus curiae in the matter, to respond to the report
in two weeks.
Dwivedi said a copy of the report was received by him
yesterday and he would need time to go through it to respond.
The court adjourned the matter for four weeks.
CBI was asked by the court on August 24 file a
consolidated report about the investigations into the various
cases.
Dwivedi said the Centre, which was also asked to give
details about the departmental action taken by the Ministry of
Defence against officials involved in alleged irregularities
in the deals, have not complied with the order.
The Ministry of Defence was asked to file an affidavit
giving details about the appropriate action likely to be taken
in 33 cases which were referred to it.
Dwivedi, who during the hearing in January this year
accused the Centre of trying to cover up the issue, had said
government has to tell about the outcome of the departmental
inquiry.
Bureau Report
