"The CAG reports for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 have not been disposed of as they are under the active consideration of the PAC. Once the PAC submits its recommendations, action would be taken on that basis by the government," the Union Ministry said in an affidavit today.
The affidavit was filed in reply to a contempt petition filed against the union ministry for allegedly failing to comply with an order passed by the high court in January 2012 directing it to dispose of the CAG reports by December 2012.
"The CAG reports were referred to the PAC by the Parliament. The PAC has raised several queries from time to time and has recorded oral evidences of the ministry officials and of operator Reliance Industries Ltd. The CAG reports are under active consideration of the PAC. Action would be taken once the PAC submits its recommendations," the affidavit filed by Vivek Rae, secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said.
The high court had then refused to entertain the petition and said it was too premature, but asked the ministry to consider the CAG reports.
A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Girish Kulkarni today posted the contempt petition for hearing after four weeks.