SC to pronounce verdict on Amar Singh tapping case

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict tomorrow on the issue of lifting the stay on publishing and telecasting the tapped conversations of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh with top political leaders and Bollywood stars.

The apex court had on February 27,2006,restrained the electronic and the print media from broadcasting and publishing the contents of the tapped conversations of anyone,including that of Singh.

A Bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly had reserved the verdict on March 29 after hearing Singh and an NGO,Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) which has opposed his plea,and sought a direction for making public all his conversations.