Delhi HC Refuses To Stay The ED Summons To Mehbooba
Delhi HC (High Court) refuses to stay the ED summons, a shock to Mehbooba Mufti: Money laundering case.
President of Peoples Democratic Party and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti have been steadily increasing rather than easing the troubles.
On Friday, she received a major setback when the Delhi High Court (HC) refused to stay the summons issued to her by the Enforcement Directorate.
At present, Mehbooba Mufti has no other option but to appear for questioning at the Enforcement Directorate headquarters in Delhi on 22 March.
According to the information found here, the petition of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was heard today before the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh in the Delhi High Court.
Mehbooba Mufti has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the alleged case of Manny Landing.
She was first called for questioning on March 15, but taking cognizance of his plea, the court asked the Enforcement Directorate not to force Mehbooba Mufti to appear in private for questioning at present.
Senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan appeared for Mehbooba Mufti in the court today while Tushar Mehta, the Solicitor of the Government of India from the Central Government and the Enforcement Directorate.
Soliciting Mehbooba Mufti’s counsel, seeking a stay on the Enforcement Directorate summons, the court, in a previous hearing, had shown kindness to the Enforcement Directorate not to force Mehbooba Mufti to appear for questioning until March 19.
To this, the court said that we are not kind, but the circumstances were such at that time. However, ramen is not being imposed on summons now.
JKCA Scam: Farooq’s petition on ED action will now hear the division bench.
The High Court has handed over the petition of former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah to the Division Bench against the order of the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday.
The Enforcement Directorate issued an order to attach Farooq’s assets worth about Rs 12 crore on December 20 last year, while investigating the crores of rupees scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).
Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur of the High Court said that given the study of the petition and the decision of the Koinnet Bench in the Ahsan Mirza case.
It can be understood that some of the issues raised by the petitioner Farooq Abdullah were on the same issue by the Koinette Bench. Narrated, so now the Division Bench is able to hear the matter.
