New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order denying a stay on the conviction and sentence of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was found guilty of impersonating a Supreme Court judge and attempting to influence a judicial officer to secure favourable orders in a criminal case.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manmohan dismissed Chandrashekhar's plea challenging the High Court's refusal to suspend his conviction and sentence pending appeal.

Appearing for Chandrashekhar, senior advocate Shoeb Alam argued that the trial court had made adverse observations about his character based on 31 pending criminal cases, despite acknowledging that he had not been convicted in any of them...