New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over all Vyapam scam cases - involving irregularities in admissions and recruitment in Madhya Pradesh - irrespective of the stage of their investigations or trial.

"We direct the CBI to take over 72 cases which are in different stages, within three weeks", said an apex court bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice C. Nagappan and Justice Amitava Roy.