By ENS & Agencies
NEW DELHI: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, on Wednesday, moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha agreed to hear the plea of Kavitha, who is the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, on March 24.
“Can a woman be called to the office of the Enforcement Directorate?” her lawyer said while seeking an urgent hearing of the plea. It is “completely against the law”, the lawyer said.
On March 11, the BRS MLC was questioned for hours by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case.
ALSO READ | BRS leader Kavitha questioned by ED for 9 hrs, summoned again
The questioning of Kavitha coincides with the arrest of Delhi ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Hyderabad-based businessman Arun R Pillai – currently in ED custody, who according to the agency are deeply involved in tweaking the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 through a planned conspiracy to benefit liquor traders of the South Group, which Kavitha was a part of, siphoning the kickbacks out of the system.
The policy which was allegedly tweaked and implemented by Sisodia as the Delhi excise minister led to huge profits for a liquor group referred to as South Group and resulted in revenue losses to the tune of around 2973 crores to the Delhi Government.
The Excise policy allegedly violated all provisions which were provided to safeguard the interest of the Delhi government and provide a fair opportunity to licensees and stakeholders the ED alleged.
(With inputs from PTI)
NEW DELHI: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, on Wednesday, moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha agreed to hear the plea of Kavitha, who is the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, on March 24.
“Can a woman be called to the office of the Enforcement Directorate?” her lawyer said while seeking an urgent hearing of the plea. It is “completely against the law”, the lawyer said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
On March 11, the BRS MLC was questioned for hours by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case.
ALSO READ | BRS leader Kavitha questioned by ED for 9 hrs, summoned again
The questioning of Kavitha coincides with the arrest of Delhi ex-Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and Hyderabad-based businessman Arun R Pillai – currently in ED custody, who according to the agency are deeply involved in tweaking the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 through a planned conspiracy to benefit liquor traders of the South Group, which Kavitha was a part of, siphoning the kickbacks out of the system.
The policy which was allegedly tweaked and implemented by Sisodia as the Delhi excise minister led to huge profits for a liquor group referred to as South Group and resulted in revenue losses to the tune of around 2973 crores to the Delhi Government.
The Excise policy allegedly violated all provisions which were provided to safeguard the interest of the Delhi government and provide a fair opportunity to licensees and stakeholders the ED alleged.
(With inputs from PTI)
