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When the matter was taken up today, Justice Khanna told Khan's counsel, “You have messed up your whole matter by not responding to the summons"
The Supreme Court today refused to grant anticipatory bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's in connection with a money laundering case. The case is related to suspected irregularities in the recruitment process of the Delhi Waqf Board.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta has further asked Khan to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Apr 18 at 11 am.
Earlier Khan had approached the Delhi High Court after his application for anticipatory bail in the case was rejected by a trial court on March 1.
High Court had on February 1, 2024 also refused to stay the summons issued by the ED and questioned the maintainability of the plea.
Khan had moved the High Court on January 30 against the summons issued by ED.
The ED has alleged that Amanatullah Khan, during his tenure, engaged in the unlawful recruitment of 32 individuals, violating established norms and government guidelines. The agency has further claimed that Khan utilized the "proceeds of crime" from these illegal recruitments to acquire assets in the name of associates.
Recently, the ED filed a charge sheet against five persons, including three associates of Khan—Zeeshan Haider, Daud Nasir, and Jawed Imam Siddiqui—who were arrested in November 2023 during raids on the legislator's premises.
Case Title: Amanatullah Khan vs. ED
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