Solicitor General says the case required a detailed hearing and will require some time.
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of the SNC Lavalin corruption case appeals against the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to January 7 on the basis of a request made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Justice U.U. Lalit, heading the three-judge Bench, noted how the case is being adjourned time and again.
Mr. Mehta said the case required a detailed hearing and would require some time. Meanwhile, the court gave the central agency permission to file additional documents.
The case had seen repeated adjournments and changes in the Bench in the past years in the Supreme Court.
When the case came up before Justice Lalit’s Bench, the judge, on October 8, had cautioned the CBI that it would need to bolster its appeal against Mr. Vijayan with “very strong arguments” as two courts — the trial court…