Supreme Court Holds PILs Filed In HC For Probe Against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren As Not Maintainable

In a relief to the Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren, the Supreme Court on Monday held that the Public Interest Litigation petitions filed in the Jharkhand High Court seeking probe against him for alleged money laundering are not maintainable.

The Top Court set aside the order of the High Court which held as maintainable the PILs which sought probe against Soren for alleged money laundering through shell companies and obtaining a mining lease while he was in power.

The order was reserved by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. Justice Dhulia, who pronounced the judgment today, stated that the Court has allowed the appeals moved by Jharkhand State government and CM Soren assailing the High Court's order which accepted maintainability of the PILs. The State and the CM moved the Supreme Court after the High Court accepted the sealed cover documents produced by the Enforcement Directorate in the PILs.

"We have allowed the appeals holding that the PILs are not maintainable", Justice Dhulia stated. The judgment is yet to be uploaded.

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