BRS MLA’s Poaching Case: SC says no CBI probe for now into Telangana poaching case

NEW DELHI: The Telangana high court’s order to hand over the probe in the MLA poaching case from state-appointed SIT to the CBI will not be implemented for now with the Supreme Court on Monday saying that status quo to be maintained in the case on the ongoing probe.While hearing an appeal filed by the state government assailing the order of the high court for CBI probe in the case, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh observed that it has been a thumb rule that status quo be maintained in a sub-judice matter and it is applicable in the case also. After a very brief hearing, the apex court posted the matter to July 31.