Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court refuses to stay ED’s Summons, Big Blow to Amanatullah

On Thursday, the Delhi High Court refused to grant a stay on the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with an alleged corruption case related to the Delhi Waqf Board.

A Division Bench comprising Justices Rekha Palli and Rajnish Bhatnagar postponed the case to February 7 upon learning that the senior counsel representing Khan was unavailable on the present date.

The Court explicitly stated that it has not issued notices regarding either the plea or the interim relief application filed by Khan.

Amanatullah Khan has approached the High Court to challenge the FIR filed against him by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the ensuing ED proceedings. He has also questioned the validity of Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The money laundering case against Khan pertains to alleged irregularities in the recruitment process of the Delhi Waqf Board. It is claimed that during Khan’s tenure as the Chairman of the Waqf Board, he unlawfully recruited individuals, violating established regulations.

The ACB initiated legal proceedings against him, leading to subsequent ED actions.

Khan asserts that the proceedings against him amount to “harassment and persecution” and cites the statement from the CBI, indicating no evidence of a monetary exchange. He contends that no proceeds of crime have been identified in either the predicate offence or the PMLA case.

Ashish Sinha

-Ashish Kumar Sinha -Editor Legally Speaking -Ram Nath Goenka awardee - 14 Years of Experience in Media - Covering Courts Since 2008

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