Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves Sessions Court Against Magisterial Court Orders Summoning Him In ED's Complaints

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the sessions court challenging the orders of a magisterial court summoning him in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging non compliance of the summons issued to him by the agency in the alleged liquor policy scam.

The matter will be heard today by Special CBI Judge Rakesh Syal of Rouse Avenue Courts.

Kejriwal has challenged two orders passed by ACMM court summoning him in the criminal complaints filed by ED. The agency has alleged that Kejriwal had not complied with eight summons issued to him in the money laundering case.

The ACMM court had directed Kejriwal to appear before it on March 16.

So far, Kejriwal has been issued eight summons in the case. ED had earlier filed a complaint case against the Chief Minister for not complying with the initial three summons issued to him. A fresh complaint was filed later alleging non compliance with the other summons.

Kejriwal has skipped the summons, claiming that they are illegal. However, he informed ED recently that he could be questioned via a videoconferencing link after March 12.

The fresh complaint case was filed by ED under Section 190 (1)(a) of Cr.P.C. read with Section 200 of the Code, Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002.

Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have been arrested in the money laundering case and are presently in judicial custody.

ED has alleged that the excise policy was implemented as part of a conspiracy to give wholesale business profit of 12 percent to certain private companies, although such a stipulation was not mentioned in the minutes of meetings of Group of Ministers (GoM).

The Central agency has also claimed that there was a conspiracy that was coordinated by Vijay Nair and other individuals along with South Group to give extraordinary profit margins to wholesalers.

Nair was acting on behalf of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, according to the agency.