SC refuses to entertain BRS leader K Kavitha's bail plea in Delhi excise policy case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain BRS leader K Kavitha's bail plea in the Delhi excise policy case and asked her to move the trial court with the direction that if the bail application filed will be decided expeditiously.

A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi remarked that it has to follow a uniform policy for all and can't allow people to approach the top court directly for bail as they are political people.

The court said that BRS leader K Kavitha could move the trial court or invoke any other remedy for the grant of bail. The court directed that if a bail application is filed then it should be decided expeditiously.

Meanwhile, the court issued notice on BRS leader K Kavitha's plea challenging certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and tagged with other petitions raising similar issues.

K Kavitha in her plea has challenged section 19 (1) of the PMLA Act.

K Kavitha, through her advocate P Mohith Rao, moved the Supreme Court on Monday challenging her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case relating to Delhi excise policy irregularities.

Kavitha, who was arrested by an ED team on March 15, is in ED's custodial interrogation for seven days till March 23.

She was arrested after a search operation conducted at Kavitha's residence in Hyderabad on the same day.

The BRS leader in her petition has also challenged her remand as well and said the remand order doesn't adhere to Article 141 which states that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India. K Kavitha in her plea also challenged section 19 (1) of the PMLA Act.

BRS leader K Kavitha on Tuesday withdrew from the Supreme Court her petition challenging summons by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).

(ANI)