A man, who alleged that CBI "overlooked" the role of Tata Chief Ratan Tata and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia in 2G spectrum scam, was today pulled up by a Delhi Court for being non-serious in a "serious" case.
The court also flayed Dharmender Pandey for not directly approaching the CBI despite claiming that he has sufficient evidence against Tata and Radia for their alleged role in the scam.
Pandey, a Sahibabad based scrap dealer, has filed an application in the court seeking further probe by CBI saying the agency should look into the role played by Radia in the grant of UAS licence to Tata Teleservice.
"You are not taking it seriously. When you are pursuing such a serious case, you should find time," Special CBI Judge OP Saini said when advocate SK Singh, appearing for Pandey, sought some more time to file documents in support of his claim before it.
The court also questioned why they have not approached CBI despite claiming that they have evidence against Radia and Tata.
"CBI says they do not have evidence against them (Radia and Tata). You are saying that you have evidence against them. Why did you not approach
It also said CBI is probing the case and pointed out that as per the provisions of the CrPC, the court could impose cost if its time is wasted.
The lawyer told the court that script of conversations between Radia and Tata was not available to him yet and he had approached the 'Outlook' magazine, which had published the conversation of the corporate lobbyist, for it.
"This is a very important case and we want fair investigation," he said.
The court posted the matter for further consideration on May 7.
The complainant had alleged Radia played an active role in the grant of licenses to Tata Teleservice.
"CBI, much before the filing of the chargesheet and during the course of the investigation, had information about the violation in the granting of licenses to Tata Teleservice under pressure and active role played by Radia but either deliberately or due to oversight, CBI had missed the vital role of other persons in terms of the allotment of the licenses to Tata Teleservice," it said.
Regarding Tata Teleservices, he had alleged the firm applied for the licenses on October 22, 2007 i.e., three weeks after the cut-off date
