SC denies relief to Ajay Chautala in teacher recruitment scam

New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused to interfere with a Delhi high court order upholding a 10-year jail term to INLD functionary Ajay Chautala in the Haryana teacher recruitment scam. A bench of Justices F M Ibrahim Kalifulla and Shiva Kirti Singh, however, kept the appeal filed by Chautala pending in order to allow him to argue his petition for bail. It said that there was no merit in the appeal and the high court order should not be interfered with. It subsequently said court was not inclined to entertain the plea at this stage.