New Delhi: The Supreme Court today handed over to CBI the investigation of the Uttar Pradesh provident fund scam in which the names of some judges from the higher judiciary, including one from the apex court, have cropped up.

The apex court granted three months time to the investigating agency to place the status report relating to the probe in the case.

However, a bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat said though three months time have been given, CBI shall not in any way be stopped from going ahead with filing of the final report earlier.

The bench said "the court before which the final report/chargesheet will be placed will deal according to the law".