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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by former apex court judge M B Shah, to file a fresh status report by May 12 on the progress made on unaccounted money probe.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and judges Madan B Lokur and A K Sikri said it had not received any new report. It asked senior advocate Soli Sorabjee, appearing for SIT, to "request" the probe team to give a fresh status report on or before May 12, so that "we can have a look at it before the summer vacation".
The apex court had on January 20 asked SIT to consider suggestions of senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who had filed a public interest suit in 2009 on the issue, on the way forward to bring the illegal money in banks abroad.
The court had also said SIT, after considering the suggestions in accordance with law, would send "a copy of its report to that effect" in a sealed cover to the apex court.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the Bench said it would go through the report first and then decide whether it could be given to Jethmalani, asking him to wait till then.
