Will Form SIT If Probe Into Cash-For-Jobs Scam Not Completed By Sep 30 : Supreme Court Warns Tamil Nadu Police
Live LawThe Supreme Court recently extended the time granted to the state of Tamil Nadu for investigation into the cash for jobs scam till 30th of September. The Apex Court however, made it clear that no further extensions would be granted and that a Special Investigation Team would be constituted to investigate the issue, if the State fails to adhere to the timeline.In the cash-for-jobs scam, the. On 8th August a division bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, while extending the time for competition of investigation till 30th September, made it clear that no further extension of time would be given to the State: “Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced by the learned senior counsel, we grant one more opportunity by extending the time till 30th September, 2023. The Court however, expressed its displeasure at this request of the State and granted time only till 30th September: “We had expressed our displeasure to Shri Gupta, learned senior counsel asking for six months’ time, which is totally unreasonable, inasmuch as in the original order itself this Court granted two months’ time.