Jharkhand govt moves SC challenging PIL involving CM in mining lease case
The Jharkhand government on Thursday informed the High Court that it has moved the Supreme Court challenging a plea seeking probes by CBI and the Enforcement Directorate into the mining lease allegedly granted to Chief Minister Hemant Soren and some shell companies operated by his family members and associates.
Appearing on behalf of the state, advocate Kapil Sibal told a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad that the high court should take up the matter only after it is heard by the apex court.
Sibal said the case is expected to be taken up soon in the Supreme Court.
The high court then fixed the matter to be heard again on May 24.
