New Delhi, Dec 15 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted protection to media baron Raghav Bahl, from any coercive action taken by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.

The Delhi High Court, which on December 3 had issued notice to the ED on Mr. Bahl’s plea seeking quashing of the case, however, had refused to pass any order of interim protection to him.  “Issue notice. Meanwhile, no coercive action will be taken,” ordered the bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Wednesday after taking note of the submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh who represented the case of Mr. Bahl.  The top court also ordered tagging of Mr. Bahl’s fresh appeal with the pending one on the issue. “An SLP [special leave petition] has been filed as the High Court did not grant me the protection,” the senior counsel argued.