Delhi excise scam: SC to hear K Kavitha's plea on ED summons on March 24
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 24 a plea by K Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, seeking protection from arrest and challenging the summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case arising out of the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took note of the submissions by Kavitha, who is also a member of legislative council (MLC), and agreed to hear the plea on March 24.
On March 11, the 44-year-old BRS leader deposed before the ED to record her statement and was summoned again on March 16 for questioning.
"Can a woman be called to the office of the Enforcement Directorate? her lawyer said while seeking an urgent hearing of the plea.
It is "completely against the law", the lawyer said.
As per official sources, Kavitha, during the nine hours she spent at the ED office last week, was confronted with the stateme