The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will be “bound” by its stand that there would be no coercive action at this stage against D K Shivakumar as it deferred hearing on the Karnataka Congress chief’s petition against a money laundering probe by the agency.
The Congress leader had moved the high court last year seeking quashing of entire investigation including summons issued to him in the Enforcement Case Information Record (ECIR) registered by the ED in 2020 following an alleged disproportionate assets case.
Counsel for the investigating agency sought an adjournment on the ground of non-availability of Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju and emphasised that the petitioner was anyway “protected” in view the stand taken by the agency in the proceedings.
ED lawyer said the ASG was not in Delhi and prayed for “shortest accommodation possible”.
