The Radia tapes are phone conversations recorded in 2008 and 2009 under government-authorised surveillance. Excerpts were published in 2010. The Supreme Court…
A complaint to the Finance Minister alleged Niira Radia had built a Rs 300 crore business empire in nine years. It was an allegation, not a finding.
The Income Tax Department monitored her phones in three 60-day windows, from August 2008, October 2008 and May 2009, per The Wire.
The CBI said it held 5,851 recordings. Open and Outlook published transcripts; about 104 conversations were on Outlook's site.
Tata said publication of his conversations violated his right to privacy and asked for action over the leak.
Notices went to the Home Secretary, the CBI, the Income Tax Department, the Finance Ministry, Open and Outlook.
A bench headed by Justice G. S. Singhvi directed the CBI to inquire into issues from the tapes. The CBI registered 14 preliminary enquiries.
The CBI filed its report in a sealed cover. It is not public; its content is known only through what the CBI told the Court in 2022.
A nine-judge bench held privacy is a fundamental right. It did not decide Tata's petition.
The special court acquitted all accused in the 2G trial. On 22 March 2024 the Delhi High Court granted the CBI leave to appeal. It is a separate case from the tapes inqu…
The CBI told the Supreme Court its 14 preliminary enquiries found no criminality. The Court asked for an updated status report.
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