India, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Monday directed Nitish Katara murder convict Vikas Yadav to approach the Delhi high court for extension of his interim bail that expires on Tuesday.

A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma told Yadav's lawyer that since the matter is already pending before the Delhi high court, it was not proper for the top court to entertain an appeal against an interim order passed by the high court.

"You go to the high court," the bench said, directing Yadav's lawyer who had approached the top court against an August 22 order of the Delhi HC refusing to extend the interim bail.

Senior advocate S Gurukrishna Kumar urged the top court to grant a further extension of four days to enable him time ...