New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court today declined to directly hear former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's plea challenging what he described as a "piecemeal investigation" in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam.
The Court said the matter must first be raised before the appropriate High Court or trial court.
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi emphasised the need to follow procedural hierarchy, observing, "Why do we have High Courts and special courts? These issues only come up when affluent individuals are involved. If this becomes a trend, ordinary citizens and lawyers will lose access to this Court."
The Court passed similar directions in a connected plea filed by Baghel's son, Chaitan...