The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a CBI probe against BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati in the disproportionate assets case. The court said that the CBI should not have lodged an FIR against Mayawati as there was no direction from it.

"We are satisfied that we didn't issue any direction to probe alleged disproportionate assets of Mayawati between 1995-2003," the court said. The apex court observed that the CBI FIR was unwarranted and the central agency proceeded without understanding of its order in the Taj corridor case.

"The CBI proceeded against Mayawati without properly understanding our order. Anything beyond Taj Corridor scam was not subject matter of this court. There is no finding and no material report pertaining to the DA case against Mayawati," the court said.