New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned CBI' s appeal against the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and certain others in the SNC Lavalin case for a final hearing on May 1.
The matter relates to an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the Kerala High Court order which had upheld the discharge of Vijayan and certain officials, in the Canadian Firm SNC Lavalin case.
A division bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after being told that Advocates-on-Record of some of the respondents have been recently designated as Senior Advocates, necessitating the need for engaging other AoRs.
Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat, appearing fo...