CBI today sought the dismissal of separate pleas filed by Essar Teleholdings Limited and another accused in 2G spectrum scam case seeking joint trial in a Delhi court saying their petitions were "intended solely" to delay the proceedings.
In its reply filed before Special CBI Judge O P Saini, the agency said both the pleas "illegally seek" to interpret the Supreme Court's order and the trial court does not have the "necessary jurisdiction" to entertain the same.
The court has listed the matter for arguments on the pleas filed by Essar Teleholdings Ltd and private firm director Rajiv Agarwal, both facing trial in the 2G case, on August 16.
"The applicant accused (Essar Teleholdings and Agarwal) have at no stage, in either of the aforementioned trials, raised the plea seeking a joint trial. As such, the applications are intended solely to delay the proceedings in both the trials and are liable to be dismissed in this ground alone," the agency said.
It said appropriate forum for clarification, if any, on the apex court's order is the Supreme Court itself and their plea seeking joint trial in the case should be dismissed.
