New Delhi, Nov 19: A petition has been filed in the
supreme court seeking CBI probe into the Rs 3,000 crore Telgi
stamp paper scam involving top officials and politicians in
several states on the ground that the state governments were
reluctant to order probe by an independent agency.
The petition filed by advocate Ajay Aggarwal was
mentioned yesterday before a bench headed by Chief Justice V N
Khare who said that it would be taken up for hearing in due
course. It is likely to be listed for hearing on December 15.
The petitioner, annexing several newspaper reports
relating to the wide spread of the scam, alleged that though
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has made a public statement
that the Centre was ready for a CBI inquiry, the states were
not making the necessary request as "political big wigs" are
allegedly involved in the scandal.
The petitioner, who was axed as standing counsel of Uttar
Pradesh immediately after the Taj heritage corridor scam took
a decisive turn in the supreme court, requested the apex court
to order CBI probe into the scam and monitor the
investigation.
Bureau Report
