DKShi moves HC against ED, IT
Team Udayavani, Feb 5, 2019, 12:50 PM IST
Bengaluru: Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar moved the Karnataka High Court opposing the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) asking him to appear in person for all further proceedings.
Saurabh Mehta, Assistant Director, ED, in the summons informed that stated that he is investigating under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the attendance of Shivakumar is necessary for the same.
It is gathered that Shivakumar was asked to appear in person before ED at 10.30 AM on February 8, 2019.
Shivakumar has also challenged the proceedings initiated by the I-T Department and the cognisance taken by the Special Court for Economic Offences.
The minister is facing the charges of willfully evading tax, the filing of false income tax returns and criminal conspiracy.
It may be recalled that the IT Department had conducted a raid on the properties of DK Shivakumar and others in Bengaluru and New Delhi, on August 2, 2017. Based on which, the I-T Department gave sanction to prosecute Shivakumar for offences under Section 276C(1) and 277 of the I-T Act and 120-B of IPC.
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