SC to hear Mayawati's DA case on Friday

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has placed before the Supreme Court the records from a debate in Parliament to counter the allegations of CBI that there was ample evidence to prosecute her in a case of alleged disproportionate assets.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has placed before the Supreme Court the records from a debate in Parliament to counter the allegations of CBI that there was ample evidence to prosecute her in a case of alleged disproportionate assets.

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The BSP supremo, who alleged the case lodged against her in 2003 was politically motivated, has placed certain documents which forms part of Parliament record during the debate on confidence motion in July 2008 to refute the contentions of the investigating agency.

"We procured those papers from Parliament and have placed it before the apex court," Additional Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh Shail Kumar Dwivedi said.

The matter is listed for hearing tomorrow before a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan.

The CBI, during the earlier hearing, had said the chargesheet in the case was ready for filing before a competent court.

Dwivedi, during the earlier hearing on July 13, had said an affidavit has also to be filed by the then BSP MP in Lok Sabha Brajesh Pathak who participated in the debate in Parliament and made a reference to meeting with a person claiming to be CBI official.

He had further claimed those documents show the case was not made out against the Chief Minister and the MP was promised to be obliged if the government was saved.