New Delhi, May 1 -- In a significant interim relief to private mining firms, the Supreme Court has stayed the Madras High Court's February 17 order directing a CBI investigation into the alleged Rs 5,832 crore beach sand mining scam in Tamil Nadu.
A bench, comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, on Wednesday passed the stay order while hearing a batch of Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) filed by V V Mineral, one of the firms implicated in the case.
The bench also directed that all parties maintain status quo until further orders.
"We direct the parties to maintain status quo. We also stay the Madras High Court's direction for a CBI probe," the Supreme Court said in its brief interim order.
The February 17 order of the Madras High...