Anup Majhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing in a petition filed by Anup Majhi, main accused in the West Bengal Coal scam case, to August 25.

The CBI is under the mandate of Central Vigilance Commission to continue and wind up the investigation as the entire case is based on the complaint by the Eastern Coalfields Limited, he said.

Earlier, the CBI had filed its affidavit stating that the state government consent is not required to probe coal mining scam.