Probe against Hemant Soren: No interim order from SC on Jharkhand government appeal challenging HC order

The Supreme Court Friday refused to pass any interim directions on a Jharkhand government appeal challenging an order of the high court which had accepted the maintainability of a plea seeking a probe against Chief Minister Hemant Soren in mining cases.

“Let the high court decide the matter. The issue cannot be entertained piecemeal,” a vacation bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Hima Kohli said. The top court posted the matter for hearing before an appropriate bench post-summer vacations on the request of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the state government.

Rohatgi said the case against the chief minister was politically motivated to destabilise the government.