India, Nov. 2 -- Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan moved the Supreme Court on Monday against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a fresh money laundering case, with the bench saying the plea may be listed for hearing during the week but declining to grant it an urgent hearing.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of submissions by Khan's counsel Nizam Pasha. The Chief Justice said the matter was likely to be heard during the week, though the request for urgent listing was turned down.

The development follows a special court in Ghaziabad sending the 78-year-old to 14 days of judicial custody on Sunday in the money laundering case linked to the Jauhar Trust. He was produced before...