The Crossbill Team
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (April 10) old the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that it was inappropriate to compel former state Finance Minister Thomas Isaac to respond to summons in connection with an alleged foreign exchange violations case until the Lok Sabha elections were on.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader is contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Pathanamthitta constituency in Kerala as the Left Democratic Front candidate.
Justice TR Ravi made the observation while responding to a petition moved by Isaac challenging the summons issued against him in a Foreign Exchange Management Act case involving the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
The court’s order was in line with a petition filed by the Communist leader challenging the ED’s summons issued to him in connection with the case. The petition pointed that the only intention behind the latest summons by ED was to obstruct his election campaign.
The court said that was not proper to disturb a candidate “who is facing an election for a representation in the Parliament at this stage, particularly because only less than a month is available for completing the elections.”
It then directed the Enforcement Directorate not to summon the former finance minister during the election period, The Indian Express reported.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader is contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Pathanamthitta constituency in Kerala as the Left Democratic Front candidate.
Justice TR Ravi made the observation while responding to a petition moved by Isaac challenging the summons issued against him in a Foreign Exchange Management Act case involving the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board.
The court’s order was in line with a petition filed by the Communist leader challenging the ED’s summons issued to him in connection with the case. The petition pointed that the only intention behind the latest summons by ED was to obstruct his election campaign.
The court said that was not proper to disturb a candidate “who is facing an election for a representation in the Parliament at this stage, particularly because only less than a month is available for completing the elections.”
It then directed the Enforcement Directorate not to summon the former finance minister during the election period, The Indian Express reported.
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