BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha got a big relief in Delhi liquor scam case by Supreme Court.It is known that she challenged in the Supreme Court that she was called to the ED office and questioned.
Hearing her petition, the Supreme Court adjourned the next hearing to November 20.
ED was directed not to issue summons to Kavitha till then.In response to the adjournment of the hearing by the Supreme Court, the ED said that summons will not be issued to Kavitha until the Supreme Court takes a final decision.
‘Women could be questioned at their residence’
Justice Kaul said this when a lawyer appearing for one of the petitioners, in response to a query from the bench, said that the issue was that a woman accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) could be questioned at her residence itself.
“In the meantime, don’t call her, we have to hear the matter,” Justice Kaul told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for the ED.
As Raju tried to shift from the position he had stated in the course of the hearing, Justice Kaul said: “We have heard it in the court.”
Raju assured the bench that Kavitha would not be called for questioning till 20 November.
Posting the matter for hearing on 20 November, the bench said that, before that, a special bench comprising Justices Kaul, AS Bopanna, and Bela MN Trivedi would decide two causes arising from the 27 July, 2022, judgement, which upheld the amended stringent provisions of the PMLA.
The special bench, headed by Justice Kaul, would examine whether an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) by the ED could be denied to an accused while arresting them.
Stating that the special bench would assemble on 18 November to consider the two issues, Justice Kaul said that the outcome of the issue could have “some ramifications” for “them”.
The reference was to PMLA-accused politicians like Abhishek Banerjee, Nalini Chidambaram, and K Kavitha.
The ED is investigating Kavitha for her alleged involvement in money laundering rooted in the implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy of 2021-22.
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