On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by K Kavitha, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi party and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. The plea seeks protection from arrest and challenges the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi will preside over the hearing.
This comes after the court agreed on March 15 to hear Kavitha’s plea seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons issued by the ED. Kavitha, who is 44 years old, had appeared before the ED on March 11 to record her statement in the case and was subsequently summoned again on March 16 for further questioning.
The Delhi excise policy scam is a case where allegations were made that certain officials had colluded with liquor manufacturers to change the excise policy in order to benefit them. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the case for possible money laundering.
Kavitha’s plea seeks protection from arrest as she fears that she may be arrested by the ED in connection with the case. She also challenges the summons issued by the ED, claiming that it is illegal and arbitrary. The outcome of Monday’s hearing will determine whether Kavitha will be granted protection from arrest and whether the summons issued by the ED will be upheld or quashed.
