'The ED may file its reply if they deem it necessary,' the HC said. The high court said it would hear all the contentions raised in the plea on September 29. The tactics (used by the ED) are deplorable,' Chaudhri argued. This petition demonstrates the hapless state of affairs. 'The ED has been indulging in demeaning tactics. However, senior counsel Vikram Chaudhri and advocate Aniket Nikam, appearing for Deshmukh, argued that the court should hear the matter on Thursday itself for grant of interim protection from any coercive action. On Thursday, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the ED, sought for the matter to be heard virtually so as to enable Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to appear and argue for the agency. Deshmukh had earlier this month filed the petition seeking to quash five summons issued by the ED, and said the case was a result of 'political vendetta'.
A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and N J Jamadar said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) could file its affidavit in response to the plea if it felt necessary. Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would hear on September 29 the plea filed by Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh against summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
