HDFC Bank’s MD & CEO, Sashidhar Jagdishan, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to quash an FIR filed by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which accuses him of accepting ₹2.05 crore in bribes and allegedly offering ₹1.5 crore under CSR to manipulate the Trust’s governance. He argued the FIR is “frivolous” and a coercive tactic, especially since three benches of the Bombay High Court have already recused themselves, and the High Court has scheduled the next hearing for July 14. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea urgently on July 4, responding to his lawyer’s contention that the delay is harming the bank’s and his reputation.

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