New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a Delhi High Court order dismissing former National Stock Exchange (NSE) chief Chitra Ramkrishna's plea challenging her prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Bar & Bench reported. Ramkrishna had argued that she did not qualify as a public servant.

A Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran held that Ramkrishna's argument regarding her status as a public servant can be raised before the trial court.

"We are of the view that no error could be said to have been committed by the High Court in passing the impugned judgment," ordered the Court. "The petitioner was the MD and CEO of NSE. The argument is that NSE is a private/non-government company. I...