The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it is probing into the allegations leveled against former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan that he had amassed disproportionate assets during his tenure as judge. It also submitted a probe status report to the Apex Court in a sealed envelope.

Appearing before a bench of Chief
Justice S H Kapadia and Justice Swatanter Kumar, Attorney General G E Vahanvati said, the Income Tax Department is currently engaged in assessing the properties of Balakrishnan's two son-in-laws and brother.

The bench after going through the report asked the government to tell it as to what further action it intended to take on allegations against former CJI. The bench granted three weeks to apprise it of the future course of action, to be taken by the government on the issue.