<h1>Request denied to allow former minister to resume office during money-laundering trial; transfer and special prosecutors suggested</h1> The Supreme Court refused a former state minister's request to clarify an earlier order on whether he may resume ministerial office while facing trial in an alleged cash-for-jobs money-laundering case, indicating the order was not an absolute injunction but expressing concern about potential influence over proceedings; counsel withdrew the application. The bench queried transferring trials out of the state and urged appointment of special public prosecutors, directing the state to propose names and respond to the transfer suggestion. The court reiterated criticism of reinstatement after bail, noted the unusually large scale of implicated accused and witnesses, and flagged trial-management and fairness issues.