The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the summons to Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.
The bench of Justices Rekha Palli and Rajnish Bhatnagar refused to issue notice in petition filed by Khan challenging the ED summons and FIR in the alleged money laundering case.
The counsel appearing for the Khan was not available today, the matter was adjourned at his request till February 2. However, the high court clarified that it has neither issued notice in the plea nor granted any interim order in favour of Khan.
The money laundering case is connected to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.
It was alleged that Amanatullah Khan, while working as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, illegally recruited various people in violation of norms and government guidelines.
On Tuesday, the court had refused to grant immediate relief to Khan against the summons saying that relief cannot be sought at the last minute. The court had further sought clarification on when the summons was initially issued.
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Khan in his petition has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
He has also moved the high court seeking a directtion to quash the cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) and the ED against him.
Earlier, ED conducted raids on Khan's premises and claimed that Khan acquired “huge proceeds of crime” in cash from illegal recruitment of staff in the Delhi Waqf Board. He further invested that money into purchase of immovable assets in the name of his associates.
ED has also filed a chargesheet in the case against five accused. Three of those accused Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir and Jawed Imam Siddiqui are alleged associates of Khan.