Apex Court asks CBI to file chargesheet in coalscam cases by Feb

Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to file chargesheets in coal scam cases in which probe has been completed by February and expeditiously take pending approvals from competent authorities in other cases.

A bench of Justices M B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and A K Sikri told CBI that there should not be unnecessary delay in filing the three chargesheets and taking approvals from competent authorities in cases in which the investigation is complete.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for NGO Common Cause sought clarification from the bench whether the newly- appointed apex court panelwill look into the preliminary enquiries (PEs) which have been closed after initial investigation.