1. By the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner challenges the order dated 29th April, 2016 passed by the Special Judge in case titled as ‘CBI Vs. Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors.’ in RC No. 219/2013/E/0006 directing framing of charge against the petitioner for offence punishable under Sections 120-B/409/420 IPC and Sections 13(1)(c) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short the PC Act).

2. When the matter came up before this Court for preliminary hearing on 18th October, 2016 this Court raised a query as to the maintainability of the present petition and arguments were heard on this issue. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 25th July, 2014 in a batch of petitions relating to the Coal block allocations. Relevant paras 9 and 10 of the said order are as under:

“9. All cases pending before different courts in Delhi pertaining to coal block allocation matters shall stand transferred to the court of Special Judge as afore-noted.

10. We also make it clear that any prayer for stay or impeding the pro