The Supreme Court today directed the special investigation team (SIT), constituted by it to probe allegations against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam cases, to submit a status report before it.<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur asked the SIT to file before it the status report with regard to the investigation conducted by it in the matter in a sealed cover within four weeks. <br/><br/>During the hearing, senior advocate R S Cheema, who has been appointed as the special public prosecutor in coal scam cases by the apex court, told the bench that eight CBI cases related to the scam were pending for consideration before the highest authority of the agency. <br/><br/>The top court directed the CBI director to finalise the eight pending cases on or before January 15, 2018. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court had on January 23 constituted the SIT headed by the CBI director to look into the prima facie allegations against the former CBI chief of trying to influence the probe in coal scam cases.

The Supreme Court today directed the special investigation team (SIT), constituted by it to probe allegations against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam cases, to submit a status report before it.<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur asked the SIT to file before it the status report with regard to the investigation conducted by it in the matter in a sealed cover within four weeks. <br/><br/>During the hearing, senior advocate R S Cheema, who has been appointed as the special public prosecutor in coal scam cases by the apex court, told the bench that eight CBI cases related to the scam were pending for consideration before the highest authority of the agency. <br/><br/>The top court directed the CBI director to finalise the eight pending cases on or before January 15, 2018. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court had on January 23 constituted the SIT headed by the CBI director to look into the prima facie allegations against the former CBI chief of trying to influence the probe in coal scam cases.

The Supreme Court today directed the special investigation team (SIT), constituted by it to probe allegations against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam cases, to submit a status report before it.<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur asked the SIT to file before it the status report with regard to the investigation conducted by it in the matter in a sealed cover within four weeks. <br/><br/>During the hearing, senior advocate R S Cheema, who has been appointed as the special public prosecutor in coal scam cases by the apex court, told the bench that eight CBI cases related to the scam were pending for consideration before the highest authority of the agency. <br/><br/>The top court directed the CBI director to finalise the eight pending cases on or before January 15, 2018. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court had on January 23 constituted the SIT headed by the CBI director to look into the prima facie allegations against the former CBI chief of trying to influence the probe in coal scam cases.

The Supreme Court today directed the special investigation team (SIT), constituted by it to probe allegations against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam cases, to submit a status report before it.<br/><br/>A three-judge bench headed by Justice M B Lokur asked the SIT to file before it the status report with regard to the investigation conducted by it in the matter in a sealed cover within four weeks. <br/><br/>During the hearing, senior advocate R S Cheema, who has been appointed as the special public prosecutor in coal scam cases by the apex court, told the bench that eight CBI cases related to the scam were pending for consideration before the highest authority of the agency. <br/><br/>The top court directed the CBI director to finalise the eight pending cases on or before January 15, 2018. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court had on January 23 constituted the SIT headed by the CBI director to look into the prima facie allegations against the former CBI chief of trying to influence the probe in coal scam cases.