Wednesday, February 18, 2009

HC seeks info on CBI probe

By S A Ishaqui

Hyderabad,Feb. 17: The AP High Court has sought to know how much time the Central Bureau of Investigation would take to begin its pro-be into the Satyam scam.Justice N.V. Ramana asked the assistant solicitor-general of India, Mr A. Rajasekhar Reddy, to inform him by Thursday when the CBI would take over the case from the crime investigation department.
The court heard a petition filed by Mr K.G. Achuthan, financial adviser and power of attorney holder of Stock Investors’ Hub, Trissur, seeking a direction that the government hand over the investigation to the CBI.
Mr T. Niranajan Reddy, counsel for the CBI, told the court that the CBI had already given its consent to the state government to probe into the scam.

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