Contending that the Singhs were not entitled to documents irrelevant to the specific allegations against them, the ASG submitted that the entire on-going probe would be put to jeopardy if the duo stumbled on documents, which may deal with “other persons” currently under the ED scanner.

Reliable sources in the ED said that over 800 pages of documents have already been supplied to Natwar Singh along with the showcause notice.

On the other hand, Arvind Nigam, counsel for Natwar Singh, had countered that denial of documents by the ED was violative of the fundamental rights of the Singhs for a fair trial, especially when the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Committee report on the scam had exonerated them of any financial or other misdeamnours.