PNB fraud: Centre opposes PIL in Supreme Court, says probe already on

The Centre on Wednesday opposed a public interest litigation (PIL) saying that an FIR had already been filed in the case.

The PIL asked for an investigation into PNB's top management involved in the mega scam. The PIL also sought the extradition of diamond trader Nirav Modi.

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal opposed the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhandha. Venugopal urged the bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, to issue a notice to the Centre.

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"It is a publicity-oriented litigation. You have to make averment that the government is not investigating. We must allow the government to investigate. These are the petitions playing to the gallery. Let us not pre-empt the jurisdiction of the government (to investigate a scam)," Justice Chandrachud said.