The CBI, in its charge sheet filed last year, had said it will investigate the circumstances under which the FIPB approval given in 2006 by the then Finance Minister in the Aircel-Maxis deal in which ex-Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran have been chargesheeted.
"We are filing the status report in four sealed covers which include the investigation concerning P Chidambaram," senior advocate K K Venugopal submitted before a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Arun Mishra.
Swamy submitted that because of some reasons, the probes by CBI and the ED into the Aircel-Maxis deal have been stuck and were not moving further. Nothing is known about the status reports filed in sealed cover earlier relating to the case, he contended.
He said that Chidambaram was interrogated by the CBI in December last year and thereafter nothing has happened and the CAG report has supported the allegations against him.
"However, the approval was granted by the then Finance Minister. Further investigation is being carried out into the circumstances of the said FIPB approval granted by the then Finance Minister. The related issues are also being investigated," the chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case said.