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The Delhi excise liquor policy scam involved two parallel investigations by the CBI and the ED regarding irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) for the year 2021-2022.
In 2020, a FIR was registered by the CBI, ACB, Kolkata in respect of alleged illegal excavation and theft of Coal taking place in the leasehold areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). Eventually ED issued summons in 2021 to the Appellants seeking their presence and documents pertaining to the matter.
A conspiracy was hatched by Vijay Nair along with others to get the undue benefits by circumventing the provisions of the of the excise policy of GNCTD of Delhi for the year 2021-22.
“Article 21 being a higher constitutional right, statutory provisions should align themselves to the said higher constitutional edict”
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was denied interim bail in CBI matter. The CBI arrested him on 26-06-2024, while he was in judicial custody in ED’s matter.
“It will be travesty of Justice if he has to be relegated to Trial Court again. Sisodia has been deprived of the right to speedy trial, which is a sacrosanct right”.
Income Tax Authorities conducted a raid at DK Shivakumar’s house and allegedly recovered Rs.8,59,69,100/- and CBI registered an FIR for offence punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by the Trial Court in the money laundering case on 20-06-2024. However, the Delhi High Court issued an interim stay on the grant of bail the following day after the ED moved a plea. Following this, he was arrested by the CBI on 26-06-2024 and remanded to CBI custody till 29-06-2024
The Court did not grant relief to Sisodia in his bail plea against Delhi High Court’s decision but granted him the liberty to revive his prayer afresh after filing of the final complaint/Charge sheet on or before 03-07-2024, after considering the assurance by Prosecution.
The Court opined that since Enforcement Case Investigation Report (‘ECIR’) is not a condition precedent for starting an investigation or inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate and is only an internal record of the department, its quashing would serve no purpose whatsoever.
Hemant Soren had resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Jharkhand on January 31, 2024.
The Delhi High Court directs for a Medical Board to be constituted at AIIMS to examine the deteriorating health of ailing accused.
Recording statements at unearthly hours definitely results in deprivation of a person’s sleep, a basic human right of an individual.
Central Board of Investigation submitted in the Court that K Kavitha was not responding to them.
“Mere registration of ECIR does not make a person an accused”
It was alleged that a cartel was formed by violating provisions and the spirit of liquor policy, and all the conspirators had played an active role, causing huge losses to the Government exchequer and undue pecuniary benefits to the public servants.
The Enforcement Officer Ankit Tiwari was accused of an offence punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
“We cannot keep our eyes shut and be a mere mute spectator of the fraud, which the builders have played on the home buyers and Noida Authority”
“Non furnishing of grounds of arrest in writing till the date of pronouncement of judgment in Pankaj Bansal case could neither be held to be illegal, nor the action of the officer concerned in not furnishing the same in writing could be faulted with.”
Earlier in a writ petition concerning the issue of continuation of V. Senthil Balaji as a Cabinet Minister of the State consequent to his arrest, the Court left it to Chief Minister MK Stalin to decide about the continuance of Senthil Balaji (who is in judicial custody) as a Minister without Portfolio