“In stay matters, judgments are not reserved but passed on the spot. What has happened here is unusual,” the apex court was quoted as saying by the Bar and Bench. A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti said it would like to wait for the pronouncement of the high court order on the matter.

“Orders on stay application was reserved and till then the lower court order granting bail was stayed. Parties were given the opportunity to file short submissions by June 24. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) says order on stay application will be passed shortly and this requests for an adjournment. We deem it appropriate that the case be listed day after and if High Court passes an order meanwhile the let that be brought on record,” the court ordered.