The High Court had also issued notice to the Centre and asked it to file a response to the petition. The court stayed the Centre's October 31, 2018 and October 27, 2020 orders.
The Supreme Court on May 17 agreed to consider listing for hearing corporate fraud investigating agency Serious Fraud Investigation Office’s (SFIO) plea challenging a Delhi High Court order staying the investigation into nine companies related to the Sahara Group.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that there was some apprehension on the part of the petitioner (SFIO) with regard to another bench recently staying a look out circular against Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy.
