The Supreme Court today refused to stay the land acquisition process relating to the Mukesh Ambani-promoted Mumbai Special Economic Zone in Raigad district of Maharashtra.

The Mumbai SEZ had sought the stay on the grounds that if the acquisition is not completed by June 8, the entire process will lapse under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

A bench while adjourning the matter till June 5, gave liberty to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Maharashtra Government and others to file replies in the meantime.