National Desk, 14th March: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has taken legal action by approaching a sessions court in the capital on Thursday, March 24, 2024, to contest the summons issued to him by a lower court. These summonses are in response to two complaints filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), relating to allegations of evasion in a money laundering case linked to the purported excise scam.
The summonses, issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra, mandated Kejriwal’s appearance before the court on March 16. His appeal to challenge these summonses is slated to be heard by Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal later today.
The ED lodged two complaints with the magisterial court, seeking Kejriwal’s prosecution for repeatedly failing to appear in the case. These complaints address Kejriwal’s non-compliance with summons four to eight under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Previously, the ED had brought the issue of Kejriwal’s non-appearance in response to the initial three summonses related to the money laundering case associated with the now-defunct Delhi excise policy before the magisterial court.
The matter concerning the initial three summonses and the subsequent complaints has been scheduled for a hearing on March 16 by ACMM Malhotra. Kejriwal’s avoidance of a total of eight summonses issued by the agency marks a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings surrounding the alleged excise scam.
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