The scam, which, according to CAG estimates runs into Rs 1.76 lakh crore, left a bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly astonished as they perused the report of Enforcement Directorate giving details of illegal transaction of thousands of crore by the errant telcos.
"We are not familiar with such figures," the bench said adding that investigating officers who are probing the case must also be surprised with the amount involved in the scam.
"Gradually, figures are getting multiplied. Officers must also be flabbergasted by these figures," the bench said after going through the report.
The bench said "ultimately retrospection has to be done by people themselves."
(Published 27 April 2011, 13:55 IST)
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