India, Aug. 17 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which directed the CBI and ED to verify the allegations of disproportionate assets against him.

As per the apex court's cause list of August 17, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hear the matter. 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 the allegations of disproportionate assets against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The high court had also o...