CBI has sought Government's sanction to register a case against six Civil Aviation officials including a Joint Secretary for alleged irregularities in the over Rs. 8,000-crore Airbus deal for supplying 43 aircraft to erstwhile Indian Airlines in 2005.
Sources in the agency said the sanction for prosecution had been sought recently and they were expecting a reply soon from the Civil Aviation ministry. Refusing to divulge the names of the officials against whom the sanction had been sought, the sources said it was mainly those who were in the negotiation team and had put their signatures on the files.
The agency had registered a Preliminary Enquiry in the matter and had started probing the deal last year as it came to light that clauses which governed setting up of an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) unit, training center and a warehouse, worth $ 17.5 crore by Airbus, were allegedly diluted by some officials, the sources said.
The deal was finalized in September 2005 when an Empowered Group of Ministers had given its nod after Airbus agreed to set-up the facilities along with the supply of 43 aircraft.
08/11/11 Press Trust of India/NDTV.com
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