SC on Radia Tapes – unscrupulous elements have used corrupt means to secure favours from Govt. officers

1) The first report submitted by Supreme Court on Nira Radia Tapes has pointed out seventeen matters of criminality or irregularity. Out of these matters, following eight matters are prima facie indicative of Deep-rooted malaise in system exploited by private enterprises in connivance with Govt. officers and others:

a) Supply of low floor buses by Tata Motors to Govt. of TN;

b) Appointment of Chairman of Pipeline Advisory Committee;

c) Allotment of coal blocks to ADAG group;

d) Allotment of iron ore mines to Tata Steel, favours shown to RIL by DG Hydrocarbons;

e) Fudging in subscriber base by Reliance Communication;

f) Touts and middlemen in aviation sector;

g) Market manipulation; and

h) Hammering of stocks of Unitech.

2) The conversations between Ms. Nira Radia and her associates suggests that unscrupulous elements have used corrupt means to secure favours from Govt. officers who appear to have acted for extraneous considerations;

3) CBI directed to make an inquiry on these eight matters and to submit a report within 2 months. Report based on conversations related to corruption or malpractice in judiciary (item No. 8 of the first report) should be referred to Chief Justice of India for consideration and an appropriate action;

4) In its second report, the SC has categorized suspected calls into six categories dealing with corruption in raid/survey by IT officials, CA working as tout of ITO, etc. CBI directed to make an inquiry on these matters also and to submit a report within 2 months. Team appointed by SC to scrutinize remaining Nira Radia tapes - Ratan N. Tata v.  Union of India [2013] 38 taxmann.com 200 (SC)