India, May 6 -- Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren has taken his legal battle to the Supreme Court following the Jharkhand high court's dismissal of his challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged land scam case. Soren's move comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand beginning May 13.

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, representing Soren, mentioned the matter before a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, requesting an expedited consideration of Soren's appeal against the high court's last week ruling.

Sibal emphasised the urgency of the matter in light of the election in Jharkhand, urging the bench, also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj M...