The Supreme Court today agreed to hear Bharti Cellular Limited CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal's plea challenging the March 19 order of the special court summoning him as an accused in a corruption case related to allocation of additional 2G spectrum during the 2002 National Democratic Alliance regime.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir agreed to give an early hearing and posted the matter to April 8. The matter was brought before the apex court during mentioning time in which the counsel appearing for Mittal sought an early hearing as he has been summoned to be present in the 2G court on April 11.

Mittal, whose name was not mentioned in the CBI's charge sheet as an accused, was summoned by the special court saying there were "enough material" to proceed against him in the case.