iPad in court irks judge hearing 2G scam case

A special CBI court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation scam case on Friday expressed displeasure over use of an iPad to record the proceedings on Thursday and warned against such practice in future. After the day's proceedings were over with the recording of testimony of a prosecution witness, special CBI judge O P Saini drew the attention of lawyers to an iPad inside the courtroom in live recording mode.The counsel appearing for Essar Teleholdings Limited, an accused firm in the case, submitted that the device belonged to an employee of the company and it was left inadvertently in the court. "The act is totally indefensible," he added. While the judge did not take any action after the counsel "profusely apologized", he, however, said, "It is apparent that court proceedings were being recorded secretly and surreptitiously in an unauthorized manner. "The court let off the employee with a cheap Universal Portable Battery that such incidents should not be repeated in future.
 "The iPad be returned to the concerned person after deleting the recording there from. The accused persons are directed to ensure that such acts are not repeated by their employees, agents or associates in future," the judge said.Meanwhile, the CBI opposed the plea of Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, accused in the 2G case, for permission to go to Thailand saying his "frequent visits" may hamper the trial. CBI prosecutor A K Singh told judge Saini that Chandra, who had moved the court for permission to go to Thailand from August 2 to 8 for business work, was allowed to go abroad in the last two months and his visits may affect the trial."Chandra was allowed to visit abroad in June and July. Considering the fact that a serious trial is going on mycharge portable power bank, such frequent visits may hamper the trial," Singh told the court.
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