As Centre, Kerala agree to talk, SC adjourns hearing
Justice Surya Kant said, “We leave it to both of you to work out the modalities.”
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Justice Surya Kant said, “We leave it to both of you to work out the modalities.”
The Enforcement Directorate's action to attach Rs 751 crore worth properties in the National Herald Case sparked debates. Kapil Sibal challenged the ED's interpretation, insisting that shareholders don't equate to property owners. Meanwhile, Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of panic-driven moves in the face of potential electoral defeats. Congress leaders stand against the ED's actions, labeling them as vendetta politics. The case initiated from a 2014 private complaint.
Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission to this effect before Justice C V Karthikeyan, who was named as a third judge to hear the habeas corpus petition filed by Balaji's wife
Citing a Supreme Court judgment, Tushar Mehta said it was the moral duty of the ED to investigate or interrogate an accused in a money laundering case.
Balaji was arrested by the ED last month in a cash-for-jobs scam