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Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has moved a Delhi sessions court against the summons issued to him by the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, barely a few days before he is to make a physical appearance before the magisterial court over two complaints of non-compliance filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).o)..
Kejriwal had moved two separate revision petitions before Delhis Rouse Avenue court challenging the summons issued to him, to appear before the court on March 16, by additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra on two complaints filed by ED on February 3 and March 6..
ED had approached the magistrate court on February 3 and March 6 with a complaint seeking initiation of proceedings against Kejriwal under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for not appearing before investigators despite repeated summons issued to him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case..
While arguing about the first summons issued on the first complaint, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta along with advocates Vijay Bishnoi, Shailendra Singh and Mudit Jain, appearing for Kejriwal, argued that while the summons were issued by one ED official asking Kejriwal to join the investigation, the complaint was filed by another..
The federal investigating agency has so far issued eight summons to Kejriwal asking him to join the investigation being conducted in the alleged money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor excise policy case on March 4, February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, and December 22 and November 2 last year..
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