The government on Wednesday ended all speculation about the resignation of CVC P.J. Thomas with a statement in the Supreme Court that he only has decided to keep away from supervising the investigation in the 2G spectrum scam case while the top court ordered depositing of the originals of the “Radia tapes” with it for safe-keeping.

Describing the “Radia tapes” expose as a “mind-boggling” exposure of corruption in the system of governance in the country and questioning the CVC’s ability to monitor the 2G spectrum scam case under its incumbent chief, the Supreme Court, after perusing the CBI’s probe report on Tuesday, sought a reply from the Centre regarding the steps taken by it for safe preservation of the tapes.

After handing over the charge of the telecom ministry to Mr Kapil Sibal, the government in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed to be quietly “distancing” itself from certain controversial decisions of former minister A. Raja, especially the advancing of the cut-off date for the allotment of 2G spectrum licences.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the office of state Assembly Speaker on two sets of special leave petitions of seven rebel BJP MLAs disqualified form the house.

The CBI filed its second status report on the progress of investigations into the 2G spectrum scam case in the Supreme Court on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s crucial hearing when the agency is expected to explain why it has as yet not questioned former telecom minister A. Raja.

Country’s top industrialist Ratan Tata stung by the public disclosure of his private conversation with corporate lobbyist Nira Radia on Monday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking direction for destruction of “Radia tapes” after they had served the purpose of investigation for which the income tax department had done the recording.

The Supreme Court has sought entire text of the two press releases issued by the department of telecom on January 10, 2008 to examine the alleged “mala fide” intention of former telecom minister A. Raja making drastic change in the ‘first come first serve’ policy on allocation of the 2G spectrum licenses to some “favoured” companies.

While furnishing details about the role of the Andhra Pradesh police in the Shorabudddin fake encounter case to the Supreme Court, the CBI though had examined five officers of the state but failed to identify the cops who allegedly tracked Sohrabuddin up to Sangli in Maharashtra and provided “logistic support” to the Gujarat police in catching him.

As the Supreme Court persistently questioned the CBI for the manner it is pursuing the 2G spectrum scam case particularly regarding the role of former telecom minister A. Raja, it has come on record how the minister had snubbed the then telecom secretary and DoT’s member (finance) for raising objections on fixing spectrum price based on 2001 market value.

After the Supreme Court administration had taken a tough stance against revealing the process of judges’ appointment under the RTI Act, the top court on judicial side on Friday framed three questions