'No more adjournments': Supreme Court defers hearing of Jharkhand CM's plea against HC order
India Today
The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on the plea of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren against the HC's order.
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the plea of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the state government against the high court's order upholding the maintainability of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an independent probe with shell companies allegedly related to Soren and his associates.
"List week and no more adjournment," the court orally said.
A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit said no more adjournments would be granted in the case. The petitions were filed by the Jharkhand chief minister and the state government, challenging the High Court's 3rd June order. The court posted the matter for hearing on August 12.
The case was adjourned after the counsel appearing for the respondent, who is also the PIL petitioner before the High Court, submitted sought his discharge from the case. The court allowed another counsel to enter his appearance after the discharge.
The Jharkhand High Court had been hearing various petitions pertaining to shell companies, the mining lease of Chief Minister Soren and the MGNREGA scam.
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The Jharkhand government had filed a plea before the Supreme Court against the high court’s decision to accept the documents produced by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in sealed cover even after the state objected to the same. The apex court had then in May directed the Jharkhand High Court to first decide the maintainability of three PILs filed before it.
