CBI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that no clean chit has been given so far to former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran in 2G scam. CBI also objected to the allegation that its investigation in the case is less than honest.

Senior advocate K. K. Venugopal told a bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly that the inquiry prima facie revealed that the Malaysian firm was in contact with the minister and his brother prior to the takeover of the company from C Sivasankaran. The CBI said an impression has been created due to the misreporting of the last hearing in the court by the media that Mr. Maran has been given a clean chit in the case.

The agency raised strong objection to the submission made by the NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), that the probe has been less than honest.

Mr. Venugopal was referring to the application filed by NGO’s counsel Prashant Bhushan expressing doubts about the probe done by the investigating agency saying CBI’s case would collapse in the trial court.

CBI opposed the plea for constituting the committee or setting up Special Investigating Team (SIT) with its counsel and senior advocate K K Venugopal saying it is not possible.