India, Aug. 13 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court which directed the CBI and ED to verify the allegations of disproportionate assets against him.

As per the apex court cause list, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is likely to hear the matter on August 17.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the CBI's response, the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on July 20 had directed the agency's senior officer to personally file a fresh affidavit detailing the progress made in the probe into allegations of disproportionate assets against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The high court had also observed that if, during the...