Delhi High Court schedules Arvind Kejriwal’s appeal against the ED summons for May 15.
Arvind Kejriwal appeal against the ED summons for May 15
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea contesting the summonses he received from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to its investigation into a money laundering case involving excise policies was scheduled for hearing by the Delhi High Court on Monday, May 15.
The AAP leader was arrested by the agency on March 21 after the high court denied him temporary protection from coercive action. A bench led by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave him time to write a rejoinder to the reply provided by the ED.
The ED’s legal representative contended that since Kejriwal was already detained in connection with the money-laundering investigation, the petition had become futile.
“The preliminary issues (of) how the matter is (now) infructuous are addressed in the affidavit,” the speaker stated.
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The agency’s attorney informed the court that Arvind Kejriwal had contested the arrest in a different petition, which the high court had rejected. His appeal is still ongoing before the Supreme Court.
The bench then questioned “what is left in the matter,” including Justice Manoj Jain.
Senior legal representation for Kejriwal stated that he would submit a reply to the ED’s statement, stressing that the anti-money laundering agency’s “initial action” was not in compliance with the legislation (PMLA).
