New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, January 23, sought responses of the Centre, Telangana, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the SFIO on a plea seeking an independent probe into a multi-crore corporate fraud involving alleged collusion of state authorities and a high-ranking member of the judiciary.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and issued notices to various Union ministries, including the home affairs, finance, law and justice and corporate affairs.
It also issued notices to central probe agencies CBI, ED and the SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office).
The petition, filed by Saurabh Agarwal,…