India, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s response to real estate firm M3M director Roop Bansal's plea seeking withdrawal of his petition from the Punjab and Haryana high court for quashing a criminal case for allegedly bribing a trial judge.

Bansal challenged the August 27 high court decision refusing to allow withdrawal of the petition without hearing the ED. The high court had directed ED to file a response and posted the matter for October 13.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Bansal, said, "I am withdrawing unconditionally. I am not seeking any liberty. Why should the high court oppose and seek ED's reply to my withdrawal application?"

A bench of justices MM Sundr...