The bench, however, said that it will pass orders at an appropriate time. Mr Roy had yesterday moved the apex court seeking to put on hold the auction process. 

The apex court had on July 25 asked the embattled Sahara chief to deposit 1,500 crore rupees in the SEBI-Sahara account by 7th of September and said that it might then deliberate upon his plea seeking 18 months more time for making complete repayment.