Ending the parallel proceedings which were conducted simultaneously by the Delhi Government and Government of UP as well, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Gopal Subramanium said, “We have happily settled the matter.”

Following this, the FIR registered in Noida would be quashed, the court was informed. That means, the case against four persons relating to phone-tapping of the Samajwadi Party leader will now continue only in the national capital. Delhi Police have already filed a chargesheet against four persons in the case, alleging they had illegally tapped Singh’s telephone by forging some documents.

The issue was settled after the apex court’s intervention. Both Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police forces have been conducting their investigations into the case by registering separate FIRs.

The ASG along with advocate Nikhil Nayar said an agreement had been reached between the two states that FIR and all proceedings on the matter in Noida would stand quashed.

He also said the Government of Delhi would take steps to withdraw the petitions filed against the Uttar Pradesh Government in the Delhi High Court. The HC had issued notice to the Special Task Force (STF) of the UP police on a contempt petition filed by the Delhi Police. It had alleged that the STF was continuing with the investigation into the phone-tapping case despite an HC stay.

The UP Government had approached the apex court, seeking an independent probe into the incident as the Delhi Government was not cooperating.

Permitting the STF to collect documents relating to Amar Singh’s phone-tapping from the nodal agency, Reliance Infocomm, the HC on January 25, 2007, had said the stay order restraining the UP Police from conducting investigation into the case would continue.