The CBI on Thursday sought an urgent hearing of the appeal filed against the trial court judgment in the 2G scam case following which the Delhi High Court posted the matter for hearing before the Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma-headed bench on Friday.
The agency, which filed the appeal along with Enforcement Directorate on March 2018, on Wednesday sought urgent hearing of the appeal in all 2G cases against acquittal of former Telecom Minister A Raja and many Corporates including Anil Ambani headed Reliance Group, Unitech and Essar Group.
ASG Sanjay Jain sought immediate hearing of the appeal of CBI’s appeals, citing that the appeal filed more than four years ago is still at the stage for granting leave for appeal. Justice Asha Menon, who is retiring in September said her court had certain time constraints.
Sanjay Jain, ASG for the CBI, has submitted that “the matters require urgent hearing. In fact, two applications seeking early hearing are stated to be pending, but in effect what is sought thereby is the drawing up of a schedule for arguments on the merits of the leave to appeal petitions, so that the matters can be heard at the earliest. “While appreciating the need for urgent hearing, this Court will not bein a position to draw-up such a schedule due to certain time constraints. In these circumstances, the matters be placed before Hon’ble the Chief Justice on 29th July, 2022 for appropriate orders,” said the Order. PNS