BHOPAL/JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday refused to hear chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ’s application for CBI inquiry into Vyapam case on grounds that similar plea was pending for hearing in the Supreme Court on July 9.

The high court said that no decision will be taken till the Supreme Court hears the matter.

The next date for hearing on the case has been fixed for July 20.

Chouhan had yesterday said that he would request the high court to order the CBI to conduct its inquiry into the Vyapam scam .

The chief minister had said that the Congress had indulged in baseless allegations against him and that their accusations were merely to spoil his reputation.

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Chouhan has been facing the heat over the scam after a number of accused and witnesses connected with the case reportedly died under mysterious circumstances.

As many as 46 people associated with the scam as accused or witnesses have died under mysterious circumstances, according to latest reports.

Over the past week, a doctor related to the employment scam, a medical college dean and journalist Akshay Singh were also found dead.

