New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by former Church of South India (CSI) Bishop A. Dharmaraj Rasalam, who has sought quashing of a money laundering case registered against him in connection with the Karakonam CSI Medical College corruption matter.

A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued a notice returnable in four weeks and ordered that trial court proceedings shall remain stayed in the meantime.

"Issue notice, returnable in four weeks. In the meantime, trial court proceedings shall remain stayed," the Bench directed.

During the hearing, Justice Nath asked, "Why should the Bishop do all these things?"Senior Advocate Dr S. Muralidhar, appearing for Rasalam, r...