The Supreme Court Today (Sept 18) adjourned to October 16 the hearing on a question whether its 2022 verdict upholding the Enforcement Directorate’s powers to arrest and attach property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act required any reconsideration. Earlier in the day, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Surya Kant had deferred the matter to October 3 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), mentioned the matter seeking an adjournment.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Today (May 17th) took its objection to the transfer of the Bhushan Steel money laundering case to the Delhi High Court, citing concerns over the remarks made by a judge who allegedly questioned the likelihood of bail in ED matters. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma presided over the hearing on Friday and issued a notice to the accused, Ajay S Mittal.
The Principal District and Sessions Judge of the Rouse Avenue Courts has transferred the Bhushan Steel Money Laundering case from one judge to another after the accused alleged that the judge has “probable bias” in favour of Enforcement Directorate (ED) because he allegedly remarked “ED matters main kaun si bail hoti hai (who gets bail in ED matters)”.