The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment Friday when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma.
"You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CVC.
Mehta told the bench that though he was representing CVC in the matter, he has not seen the report as a lawyer.
Referring to the apex court's earlier direction that the inquiry report be placed before it in a sealed cover, Mehta said: "I have said that since the court had asked me to file it (report) in sealed cover, I will place it before the court only."