SC seeks status report on action taken on 'cash-for-vote' scam

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought a status report from the Union Government on the action taken against Parliamentarians for allegedly attempting to bribe BJP MPs during the trust vote faced by the UPA government in July 2008.

A bench of Justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha sought the status report while issuing notices to the Centre and the city police commissioner on a PIL alleging inaction against the alleged offenders.

Senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan and counsel Prashant Kumar appeared for petitioner and former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh.