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The Supreme Court has stayed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the liquor scam at Chhattisgarh. As a result, the bench granted interim protection to accused Yash Tuteja (son of IAS officer Anil Tuteja) and others.

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Chhatisgarh stated that the ED was harassing state officers and it was “shocking” to see how the agency was proceeding. It is the case of the state government that the agency officers were trying to implicate the Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia had said to the ED in May, to not create an atmosphere of fear, stating that bonafide cases go haywire when the agencies behave like this.

Additional Solicitor GeneraL SV Raju appeared for the central agency and opposed the submissions of the petitioner.

In April, the government had approached the Supreme Court stating that the central agencies were being misused by those in power, in order to intimidate, harass and disturb the normal functioning of an opposition government in the state.

Case Title: Yash Tuteja Vs. UOI