A nine years old disproportionate assets case against BSP President Mayawati, closed with a favorable vote by Supreme Court to her, but rapped CBI for delaying in proceeding probe, filling an FIR against her without proper understanding of various orders passed by it.
Calling it an illegal probe, bench of justice quashed this disproportionate assets case probe against Mayawati that was started in 2003 and completed in 2005, said it was unwarranted and without jurisdiction.
“We hold that in the absence of any specific direction from this court in the order dated September 18, 2003, CBI has exceeded its jurisdiction in lodging an FIR without jurisdiction and any investigation pursuant thereto is illegal and liable to be quashed, accordingly quashed,” the apex court said in a statement.
While asking about delay of more than three years in finalising the probe against Mayawati, CBI officials told reporters, “We were following Supreme Court order and regularly appraised the apex court of the developments by filing the status report from time to time”.
However, the apex court also asked CBI about evidence relating to the Taj Corridor case from the DA case over the withdrawal of Rs 17 crore by the UP government, for that SC ordered the agency on October 25, 2004 to further proceed with the probe.
On basis of DA case against Chief Minister, the agency had investigated to reveal her allegations that she had huge amount of deposits in her two bank accounts as well as immovable assets in her name.
