The Central agency said the High Court had allowed Mr. Balaji to be shifted to a private hospital, denying the ED its right to custodial interrogation. “The High Court order on June 15 sets a wrong precedent. The Bench explained that mere entertaining of the habeas corpus petition by the High Court does not mean that it has found the plea “maintainable”. “Then kindly say so in your order,” Mr. Mehta urged the Bench. The Supreme Court recorded that the pendency of the ED petitions before it would not make a ground to adjourn the case in the High Court.

Source: The Hindu June 21, 2023 19:33 UTC