No fresh instructions on 'Q' after ITAT order: CBI tells court

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) India's premier investigative
agency, CBI on Tuesday pleaded for withdrawal of proceedings
against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the over
two-decade-old Bofors pay off case, saying it has got no fresh
instructions from the government in the wake of the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order.
The ITAT order, which had on Monday said that
kickbacks of Rs 41 crore were paid to late Win Chaddha and
Quattrocchi in the Howitzer gun deal, was placed before the
court.
As soon as proceeding began before Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Vinod Yadav, Supreme Court of India advocate Ajay
Agarwal, who has challenged the CBI move, contended that the
matter be re-looked into in view of the ITAT's recent order.
Yadav then asked Additional Solicitor General P P
Malhotra, appearing for CBI, whether it has received any fresh
instructions on the issue.
Malhotra replied that no fresh instructions have been
given even as he sought withdrawal of case against 70-year-old
Quattrocchi. MORE PTI