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The ED had issued summons to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief on February 21 looking for her presence on February 26. However, Kavitha didn’t seem earlier than the central probe company. (Image: News18)
A bench comprising justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal prolonged the operation of its earlier order and stated the matter will now be taken up for additional listening to on March 13
The Supreme Court on Wednesday prolonged until March 13 the safety it had granted to BRS chief K Kavitha from any coercive motion in a cash laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in reference to the alleged Delhi excise coverage rip-off.
A bench comprising justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal prolonged the operation of its earlier order and stated the matter will now be taken up for additional listening to on March 13.
The ED had issued summons to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief on February 21 looking for her presence on February 26. However, Kavitha didn’t seem earlier than the central probe company.
The ED has alleged that Kavitha was part of liquor cartel ‘The South Group’ which paid kickback of Rs 100 crore to Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in return for favours beneath the now-scrapped excise coverage for 2021-22.
The prime courtroom had on February 5 additionally prolonged the safety to Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.
The bench had deferred the matter after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, showing for Kavitha, stated it might be listed for ultimate listening to.
Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, showing for the ED, had informed the courtroom that Kavitha has been avoiding summons and never showing earlier than the company.
On September 15, 2023, the ED had informed the apex courtroom that the summons issued to Kavitha for her look earlier than the company can be prolonged by 10 days.
The ED had issued the summons dated September 4, 2023 to Kavitha, looking for her look on the company’s Delhi workplace on September 15.
She approached the apex courtroom with an utility looking for instructions to restrain the ED from calling her by means of a discover or summons beneath part 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) throughout the pendency of her petition.
In her plea, she sought safety from coercive motion by the anti-money laundering company on the bottom that there are relaxations for girls in numerous felony legal guidelines, together with the PMLA.
Section 50 of the PMLA offers with the powers of authorities concerning summons, manufacturing of paperwork, submitting proof, and so forth.
The utility additionally sought a keep on the operation of the September 4 summons or every other summons and “all coercive measures relating thereto”.
In a big verdict on July 27, 2022, the highest courtroom upheld the ED’s powers regarding arrest, attachment of property concerned in cash laundering, search and seizure beneath the PMLA that have been challenged by a number of petitioners, together with Congress chief Karti Chidambaram.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
