The Supreme Court on Monday (April 20, 2026) asked a petitioner to move the Madhya Pradesh High Court to assist in criminal contempt proceedings initiated against BJP MLA Sanjay Satyendra Pathak, who is accused of attempting to contact a sitting High Court judge hearing an illegal mining case linked to the lawmaker.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant allowed Ashutosh Dixit, represented by senior advocate Devadatt Kamat and advocate Roopesh Singh Bhadauria, to withdraw his petition in the apex court with liberty to approach the High Court.