ED to File Response on Kavitha's Bail Plea Linked to Delhi Excise Policy Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to file its response by August 22 to BRS leader K Kavitha's bail plea in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The Supreme Court has already received a counter affidavit from the CBI. Kavitha was previously denied bail and arrested on charges of conspiracy.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced on Tuesday that it intends to file its response to BRS leader K Kavitha's bail plea in a money laundering case tied to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam by August 22. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, representing both the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), informed a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan that the CBI's counter affidavit has already been filed.

Raju confirmed that the ED's counter affidavit is in progress and will be submitted by the specified date. The Supreme Court has scheduled the hearing for August 27.

On August 12, the apex court sought responses from both the CBI and the ED on Kavitha's pleas challenging a July 1 decision by the Delhi High Court, which denied her bail in two related cases. The high court had ruled that Kavitha was one of the primary conspirators in the criminal activities surrounding the now-revoked Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

(With inputs from agencies.)