Supreme Court orders four District Collectors to appear in person before ED on April 25. Strongly deprecates them for not being present in response to ED summons. Says they have no respect for the court, the law or the Constitution
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Sand mining case: ED can summon ‘any person’ for ‘any information’, Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu
Supreme Court orders four District Collectors to appear in person before ED on April 25. Strongly deprecates them for not being present in response to ED summons. Says they have no respect for the court, the law or the Constitution
April 02, 2024 01:49 pm | Updated 03:22 pm IST – NEW DELHI
Krishnadas RajagopalKRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL
The Enforcement Directorate had sought information from the four Tamil Nadu Collectors about sand mining sites in their respective districts. File
The Enforcement Directorate had sought information from the four Tamil Nadu Collectors about sand mining sites in their respective districts. File | Photo Credit: PTI
The Supreme Court on April 2 endorsed the sweeping powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), saying the Central agency could call “anybody for any information” even as it castigated four Tamil Nadu District Collectors for failing to appear in person in response to a summons issued to them by the anti-money laundering body.
The Tamil Nadu government and the Collectors informed a Bench headed by Justice Bela M. Trivedi that they had written to the ED expressing their inability to appear in person owing to the fact that the General Elections in Tamil Nadu was due on April 19 and they needed more time to collect the information sought by the Central agency about sand mining sites in their respective districts.
