India, Jan. 14 -- Former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a trial court order rejecting his discharge plea in the Bhosari land deal case in Pune.

Khadse has approached the high court after the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court refused to discharge him by an order dated December 3, 2025. The special court is now scheduled to frame charges against Khadse and other accused on January 16.

In the proceedings before a single bench of Justice Ashwin Bhobe on Tuesday, Khadse's counsel, advocate Ashish Vernekar, sought interim relief, arguing that if charges were framed before the hearing, Khadse would be forced to repeat the entire exercise. Vernekar told the court that Khadse,...