Bhushan said the question arises as to why the CBI has

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Last Updated : Jul 06 2015 | 6:13 PM IST
and Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) on October 15, 2013.
The advocate claimed that the documents seized by the CBI in its search operation in Mumbai allegedly pointed to massive bribery of politicians and officials of various ministries by the Aditya Birla group over several years.
He said the Income Tax Authorities had filed an application in the instant case seeking a direction to the CBI to share the documents seized by the CBI with them.
The CBI had handed over some of these documents in sealed cover to this Court, he said and added that the tax authorities have carried out their inquiry and prepared a report which he claimed to have accessed.
Bhushan also placed before the bench in a sealed cover some documents he claimed to have received from whistle blowers in this regard.
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First Published: Jul 06 2015 | 6:13 PM IST

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