The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that just because somebody is a top bureaucrat, they cannot directly approach the Supreme Court bypassing the High Court.

The bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and NK Singh was hearing a petition filed by former IAS officer Anil Tuteja against arrests by CBI, ED in cases related to various alleged scams in Chhattisgarh.

The batch of cases filed by accused in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam and coal scam cases were listed.

Anil Tuteja has filed the SLP challenging the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which declined the writ petition filed by him seeking protection from any further criminal actions against him.

The High Court dismissed the petition on the ground that the petitioner had the alternate remedy of applying for anticipa

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