Maya assets case: SC pulls up CBI,asks if both are together

The courts reaction came after CBI sought an adjournment to file a reply. The previous hearing saw Mayawatis side seeking an adjournment on the ground her lawyer was indisposed. What is this? Every time,you seek time or an adjournment. Sometimes,you seek time for filing reply,then you say that you want to file a counter-affidavit then you say that you want to file an affidavit, the court said.

If both of you are together then let this petition go, the bench remarked.

The 53-three-year-old BSP leader had earlier accused CBI of keeping the assets case alive to defame her. Two days later on April 23,Attorney General G E Vahanvati appeared for the CBI in court to seek time to consider Mayawatis views even as the same week saw the UPA government cobbling up the numbers,including support from Mayawati,to brave a cut motion brought by the BJP and the Left.

But August 27 found the CBI do a virtual U-turn. The agency denied Mayawatis allegation of being under any political pressure. Further,it pressed for the corruption probe to reach its logical conclusion based on cogent,credible and admissible evidence.

The case revolves around how Mayawatis declared assets of Rs one crore in 2003 went up to Rs 50 crore in 2007. She owes them to gifts received from party workers.