Big blow to ED from Supreme Court, grounds for arrest of accused will have to be given in writing.

The Supreme Court docket has rejected the Centre's plea for reconsideration of its determination, which had mentioned that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should clarify in writing the grounds for the arrest of an accused with none exception. The courtroom additionally mentioned that there isn’t any error in its determination, which requires reconsideration. Justice A. S. A bench of Justice Bopanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar thought of the assessment petition in 'chamber' and handed the order.

In its order pronounced on March 20, the bench mentioned, “We’ve got fastidiously studied the assessment petitions and the associated papers. We don’t discover any error within the impugned order which is ambiguous and requires reconsideration. Accordingly, the assessment petitions are dismissed. (Additionally) if there’s any pending petition, it’s disposed of.'' The courtroom additionally rejected the Centre's request to listen to the assessment petition in open courtroom.