The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a money laundering case. The bench transferred his plea to the Allahabad High Court. Judges asked the high court to hear the matter on November 16 and pass interim orders on that same day.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's plea seeking bail in a fresh money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi transferred Khan's petition to the Allahabad High Court and urged its Chief Justice to post the matter for hearing before a division bench on November 16.
The top court also asked the high court to pass interim orders on Khan's plea on November 16 itself.