Former SP MLA's case takes a new turn

"It is the present Chief Minister," advocate Kamini Jaiswal, appearing for the former MLA from Madhya Pradesh Kishore Samrite told a Supreme Court bench comprising justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar.

She gave this reply when the bench referred to specific averments made by Samrite in the affidavit in which he stated that he had filed the petition at the behest of the Samajwadi Party leaders.

"What do you mean and who are they," the bench asked while referring to Samrite's affidavit

Jaiswal said the case is being investigated by the CBI and Samrite has recorded his statement giving the names of the person at whose behest he filed the petition.

After that the bench wanted to know the stand of the senior advocate Ratnakar Dash, counsel for Uttar Pradesh Government.

He said the state government has not filed any affidavit in the matter as there was no specific allegation and since it has come for the first time that the Chief Minister has been named he would prefer to file an affidavit. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on September 17. (More)