The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would not intervene in the statutory powers of the Uttar Pradesh Governor who refused to grant sanction to prosecute UP Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam.

A three-judge special bench headed by Mr Justice S B Sinha said, “'The bench will not interfere in that matter. We cannot deal with it. It can be filed in another court (High Court).”

An application filed by amicus curiae Krishan Mahajan, the advocate assisting the court, had sought the direction of the court to the government to frame guidelines on the question of granting sanction by the authority to prosecute a public servant in corruption cases.

The bench said that the job of the apex court was over after the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) filed the chargesheet in the trial court.

‘Not our job’
“Our job is over. It is not our job whether sanction is necessary or not, granted or not,” said the court while dismissing Mr Mahajan’s contention.