The apex court, which is monitoring the investigation by the CBI and the ED into the coal scam cases, expressed its displeasure over the tardy pace of probe.
"Progress in the investigations by the CBI and ED in the coal scam cases has been slow," a special bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said.
The apex court appointed special prosecutor R S Cheema apprised the bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and A K Sikri, about the progress in the probe into the coal scam cases and subsequent development involving the CBI's former director.
Cheema said the SIT has widened the scope of probe against Sinha and the visitors at the former CBI chief's house were more than what was mentioned in the diary and its probe was going on.
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The apex court had on January 23 last year ordered constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the allegations of "abuse of authority" prima facie committed by Sinha to scuttle the probe in coal block allocation cases.
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