The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to come out with a law to insulate the CBI from external influence and intrusion.

After going through CBI Director's affidavit on the Coal Scam probe, the apex court expressed concern over Centre's interference in CBI probe in Coal Scam and other cases.

It directed the CBI not to share progress of probe or any report or material with anybody other than its 33-member team and the Director.

The CBI assured the Court of a thorough and qualitative investigation in the Coal blocks allocation case, as desired by it.

Coal Minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal said that the government will take note of the apex court's observation.

BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said that the court's observation has made it clear that the heart of the report was changed.