The crucial hearing on coal scam will be held on Tuesday in the Supreme Court where the CBI is likely to inform the court about the alleged manipulation of facts by vested interests to delay the ongoing trial in the 2G scam.

According to sources in the agency, counsel had been briefed about its stand which includes informing the apex court about “certain moles” in the probe agency who were providing documents to people outside.

The leaked papers were twisted by vested interests to suit their alleged motive of delaying the trial, the sources said and made it clear that the CBI was in no way trying to put any impediment in the judicial process.

Tata - Unitech deal

The agency is also likely to inform the Supreme Court about the progress made in the Tata-Unitech deal, in which the agency has registered a Preliminary Enquiry and also sought a report of Serious Fraud Investigating Office under Ministry of Corporate Affairs which had claimed that Unitech was a front company for the Tata group in securing 2G spectrum licence.

CBI counsel may also inform the apex court about the alleged failure on part of the agency’s probe team in not probing the case, the sources said.

On the directions of the Supreme Court, the CBI has already handed over all relevant documents and records to senior counsel KK Venugopal about an opinion given by CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in response to a plea filed by Reliance Telecom Ltd seeking quashing of case against it.

The CBI Director opined that the agency had not taken an opinion of Law and Justice Ministry which had claimed that there was no case made out against RTL as the company had quit Swan Telecom before it was allocated the spectrum.

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