SC to hear PIL against journalists in favour of chopper deal
The SC on Tuesday reportedly agreed to hear a plea seeking SIT probe against journalists, who had written in favour of the AgustaWestland deal. The apex court has also sought a response from Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate on the plea filed by journalist Hari Jaisingh, alleging that journalists were paid ?50 crore for favouring the deal. 
After politicians and bureaucrats, even journalists have come under the scanner of the Supreme Court in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland deal. On Tuesday, the apex court agreed to hear a plea seeking an SIT probe against some journalists for allegedly writing in favour of the deal.The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a PIL alleging that journalists were paid Rs 50 crore for writing in favour of the AgustaWestland deal.Former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others were arrested by the CBI on December 9 for alleged corruption in the VVIP chopper deal case.Tyagi was the first chief of any wing of the armed forces to be arrested in India. Tyagi, his cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and a Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan were allegedly involved in irregularities in the procurement of 12 AW-101 VVIP helicopters from the Britain-based AgustaWestland.However, Tyagi, who retired in 2007, was granted bail on December 26 by Delhi's Patiala House court.