Delhi Liquor Scam: Supreme Court admits petition of BRS MLC Kavitha, asks ED to file counter

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file a counter-affidavit on a plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha in the Delhi Liquor Scam case.

Kavitha had filed a petition in the Apex Court raising questions of whether a woman could be summoned by the ED for questioning to another city on a short notice. The bench that heard the petition issued orders to the ED to file a counter within six weeks.

The bench adjourned these matters on Friday after stating that they the pleas needed to be heard on merits. Six weeks' time was given for the ED to file its counter-affidavit, and two weeks thereafter was given to the petitioners for their rejoinders.