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Supreme Court Denies Interim Relief to Punjab Government in CBI Investigation Case
- •The Supreme Court postponed the hearing on the Punjab Government's petition challenging a CBI investigation against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's OSD Rajveer Ghuman.
- •Justice Dipankar Datta expressed annoyance when the lawyer requested an urgent hearing before the bench had even read the case file.
- •The Punjab Government sought relief against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing a CBI probe based on ED letters regarding corruption allegations.
- •The CBI has already registered an FIR and conducted raids at multiple locations in Chandigarh and Punjab as part of the ongoing investigation.
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The Supreme Court postponed the hearing to Friday because the case file reached the bench late, with Justice Dipankar Datta stating that they could not hear the matter or pass an interim order without reading the file first.
The High Court ordered a CBI probe following a public interest litigation filed by advocate Nikhil Saraf after the Punjab Police failed to act on three Enforcement Directorate letters detailing corruption, administrative interference, and cash-for-transfers involving CM Bhagwant Mann's OSD Rajveer Ghuman and associates.
Following the High Court's order, the CBI registered an FIR and launched an investigation. As part of this probe, the agency conducted simultaneous raids at eight locations across Chandigarh and Punjab, including the Chief Minister's camp office and properties linked to OSD Rajveer Ghuman.
