New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 19 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant protection from arrest to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) lawmaker PV Midhun Reddy in connection with the Rs.3,200 crore Andhra Pradesh liquor case.

Facing a look out notice issued by the special investigation team (SIT) of the state's Crime investigation Department (CID) -- probing allegations of corruption in the procurement carried out by the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL), Reddy requested the court for time to surrender, but the same was not entertained.

A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the plea filed by Reddy, who alleged that the attempt to arrest him in the case is clearly a "political ploy" as he had not...