New Delhi, July 3 -- HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan on Thursday approached the Supreme Court (SC) against FIR lodged against him for cheating and fraud by Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the petition before a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and K Vinod Chandran, seeking urgent listing of the plea tomorrow.

Rohatgi said that three Bombay High Court judges have recused from hearing the matter, which has caused a delay in listing.

"A frivolous FIR has been lodged against the MD and the Bank, by trustees of the Lilavati hospital, who are litigating against the other group of trustees. The bank has to recover money from them. In order to twist the arm, they have lodged an FIR through th...