2G: Court pulls up CBI for 'delay' in submitting documents

NEW DELHI: A special court today pulled up CBI for "withholding" documents and prolonging proceedings in the 2G spectrum allocation scam by repeatedly seeking time to submit more information.

Special CBI Judge O P Saini observed that if the situation goes on like this, the cases would be "endless" and nobody would have "faith" in judiciary.

The judge said that CBI had earlier also filed documents "dozen" of times before the court and asked why the agency was "withholding" them despite being given several opportunities.

"There is no limit to this. I know even if I allow it, it is not going to end after that also. The cases will be endless then and no body would have faith in courts.

"I am so liberal and every time I allow your application even if defence counsel opposes. You file additional documents saying it is a big case so please allow it. But you cannot kill anyone under the name of big case," the judge said.

The judge also added, "My only query is why you (CBI) were withholding them earlier.... Why there is so much of delay and why you had not filed it earlier."

The observations came while the court was hearing CBI's arguments seeking permission to summon some additional witnesses, including Enforcement Directorate (ED's) Deputy Director Rajeshwar Singh, in the case.

CBI has also sought permission to place some additional documents on record saying they were necessary to arrive at the truth.

During the hearing, special public prosecutor Anand Grover argued that new material which the CBI was seeking to place on record would show if DMK MP Kanimozhi, an accused in the case, was an active director in the Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd.

He submitted that the materials would also show whether the money transactions between different entities, including Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd, were genuine business transactions or they were proceeds of crime.

The court after hearing the arguments reserved its order on CBI's plea for September 17.