NEW DELHI: While dismissing former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s second bail plea, a court rejected his contention that the proceedings in the money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam have been delayed or that the case is proceeding at a snail’s pace. The so-called delay, the court of special judge Kaveri…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up ED, a Delhi court said the investigative agency was bound by the rule of law and could not act “high and mighty” against ordinary citizens who were not even suspects in a case.The observation was made by special judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Court on April 30, while…
NEW DELHI: Accusing the Centre of “misusing” Enforcement Directorate to “crush” its political opponents ahead of the parliamentary elections, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has told Supreme Court that his arrest was illegal, arbitrary and an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based on free and fair elections and federalism.Countering the allegations of the agency…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday filed his response on the Enforcement Directorate‘s affidavit in the Supreme Court and said that the mode, manner and timing of his arrest speaks volumes about the arbitrariness of the central agency.In his rejoinder affidavit, Kejriwal suggested that a political conspiracy was hatched behind his arrest…
NEW DELHI: In a press conference on Monday, Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of misleading the court regarding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s insulin requirements. Kejriwal, who has diabetes, had filed a fresh plea on Friday requesting daily 15-minute consultations with his physician and insulin administration while in jail.Atishi said, “The ED…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Waqf Board, as per TV reports. Khan, who represents the Okhla constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, was taken into custody by the ED for questioning regarding alleged…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday morning arrested four persons in a land scam case including JMM leader Antu Tirkey, according to ANI.Priyaranjan Sahay, Vipin Singh, a real estate trader and Irshad were taken into custody. The arrests were made after the agency conducted searches at their premises on the previous day.Following the raids,…
NEW DELHI: Making public its report card on enforcement of the model code of conduct in the first month of polls, Election Commission on Tuesday said it had decided against acting on opposition parties’ pleas for stopping the alleged “misuse” of central agencies like CBI, ED and NIA to target their leadership, as it did…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against a high court order that has upheld his arrest in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter.According to the cause list…
NEW DELHI: Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on Monday decided to stage a 24-hour dharna outside the Election Commission’s office in Delhi, urging the immediate replacement of the heads of CBI, NIA, ED, and Income Tax Department. The police promptly detained the protesting leaders.The 10-member delegation, comprising Derek O’Brien, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhale, and Sagarika…
