The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on September 26 a plea challenging a ruling that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had acted in violation of its earlier directions while probing allegations of adulterated ghee being used for preparing prasadam at the famed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in Andhra Pradesh.

A bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to advance the hearing from September 29 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta , appearing for the CBI Director, requested an earlier date. “How much time will it take?” the CJI asked, noting that several matters were already listed for September 26. Mehta assured the court that the hearing would not take more than five minutes. “Ok… list it on Friday,” the CJI said.

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