Supreme Court agrees to hear Punjab government’s plea challenging HC’s order for CBI probe into corruption allegations

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the state, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, seeking an urgent hearing on Tuesday itself. The CJI, however, said the court will consider listing the matter for hearing on Wednesday or Thursday.PUNJAB’S AAM Aadmi Party government on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the CBI to register a case and investigate allegations made by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against people linked to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s office.