By means of PTI
MUMBAI: The Bombay Top Court docket on Wednesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to document its respond to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s petition difficult his arrest in a cash laundering probe related to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.
Malik used to be arrested by means of the ED closing week and is within the central company’s custody until March 3.
The minister could be produced ahead of a different courtroom on Thursday.
The NCP chief on Monday filed a petition within the top courtroom searching for to quash the case and in addition the order handed by means of a different courtroom remanding him to the ED’s custody.
Malik sought his speedy free up and a course from the top courtroom to claim his arrest as unlawful.
The state Minority Affairs Minister alleged that he used to be illegally arrested for being a “vocal critic of the misuse of central businesses”.
A department bench of Justices S B Shukre and G A Sanap on Wednesday in short heard Malik’s recommend Amit Desai.
Further Solicitor Common Anil Singh, showing for the ED, sought time to document his affidavit.
“There are particular allegations made within the petition. We (ED) must care for it,” Singh stated.
The bench posted the plea for additional listening to on March 7, noting that on that day the common bench listening to legal petitions could be to be had.
“If within the period in-between there may be any next remand or order handed by means of the particular courtroom, then it could be with none prejudice brought about to the rights and contentions of each the petitioner (Malik) and the State (ED),” the courtroom stated.
Desai had argued that the petition raises the query of Malik’s private liberty.
“The ED is depending on statements of sure individuals who’re accused of being individuals of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Malik isn’t concerned with that workforce,” Desai stated.
He additional argued that the ED’s case is to simply create a false and flawed impact of Malik, who has been in public carrier since 25 years, with this workforce.
The senior recommend additional stated that the alleged offence relates to the transactions carried out long ago in 1999.
In his petition, Malik had stated that he used to be no longer the primary to be centered and it is a being concerned development around the country, the place central businesses are being misused by means of the birthday celebration in energy.
Malik in his petition stated he used to be forcibly picked up from his place of dwelling by means of the ED officers on February 23 with none understand or summons underneath segment 41A of the Prison Process Code.
The minister in his plea stated the February 23 order of the particular courtroom designated to listen to the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) circumstances used to be with out jurisdiction.
The ED’s case is that Malik in connivance with Dawood Ibrahim’s aides – Haseena Parker, Salim Patel and Sardar Khan – hatched a legal conspiracy for usurping one Munira Plumber’s ancestral assets in Kurla having present marketplace worth of round Rs 300 crore.
Thus, it’s proceeds of crime, the company claimed.