Mulayam’s assets case: SC to hear in Feb next year

New Delhi, October 19: The Supreme Court today fixed February 1, 2011, for hearing on the case relating to alleged disproportionate assets of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members who have sought a review of its order directing a CBI inquiry into the case.

The apex court had ordered a CBI inquiry on March 1, 2007, into the alleged accumulation of disproportionate assets by Yadav, his sons Akhilesh, Prateek and daughter-in-law Dimple on a public interest litigation (PIL) by an advocate Vishwanath Chaturvedi.

The matter was listed before a Bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and H L Dattu which said all formalities relating to matter like pleadings etc, if not completed, have to be done before the next date of hearing.

–Agencies