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Excise Policy Case: Delhi High Court Seeks Responses From Arvind Kejriwal And K Kavitha On ED's Plea
The Delhi High Court.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (4 December) sought for responses from several AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, and BRS leader K Kavitha.
The notices were issued in relation to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea against a trial court's order directing it to supply "unrelied documents" to those accused in the alleged money laundering case related to the excise policy.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri sent notices to all 40 accused on the ED's petition and its request for a stay in the case, scheduling the next hearing for 30 January next year.
Among those accused in the case are former Delhi chief minister Kejriwal, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, and several businessmen.
The trial court had ordered the ED in November to provide the chargesheet and the digitised records of remaining "unrelied documents" (those not used by the prosecution to support their case) to the persons accused in the case.
The case before the trial court is fixed for 21 December, the High Court was informed.
The CBI and the ED allege that irregularities occurred during the modification of the excise policy and that undue favours were given to license holders.
The Delhi government implemented this policy on 17 November 2021, but scrapped it by September 2022's end due to corruption allegations.
The money laundering case originated from a CBI case lodged after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena recommended an investigation into alleged irregularities in the excise policy's implementation.
