ED submits charge sheet against Nawab Malik; SC to hear plea on Friday

The Enforcement Directorate ED on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against Maharashtra Minority Development Minister Nawab Malik in an alleged money laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood IbrahimMalik a senior Nationalist Congress Party leader was arrested on February 23 in the case and is currently in judicial custodyThe over5000page charge sheet was submitted in the courts registry ED lawyers saidThe special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases will take cognizance of the charge sheet after verification of the documents they saidThe EDs case is based on an FIR filed recently by the National Investigation Agency NIA against Dawood Ibrahim and his aides under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPASupreme Court to hear plea of NCP leader Nawab Malik on FridayThe Supreme Court on Friday will hear a plea of Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik filed against an order of the Bombay High Court which had rejected his interim application seeking immediate release in a case of moneylaundering being investigated by the Enforcement DirectorateA bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant will hear the plea of MalikEarlier a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to list the case for hearing after senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Malik mentioned the matter for urgent listing of the caseMalik has challenged the March 15 order of the Bombay High Court which had rejected his application saying just because the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA courts order remanding him in custody is not in his favour it does not make that order illegal or wrongAfter the Enforcement Directorate had arrested Malik under the provisions of the PMLA he had filed a habeas corpus plea in the High Court claiming that his arrest by the ED and the consequent remands were illegalThe High Court had said that Malik was arrested by the ED in accordance with the law and subsequently been remanded to the EDs custody and then to judicial custody following due processED had arrested Minorities Development Minister Malik on February 23 over a property deal allegedly linked to the aides of gangster Dawood Ibrahim Soon after his arrest the minister had filed a habeas corpus plea in the High Court challenging his arrest and the remand ordersED has accused Malik of being part of an alleged criminal conspiracy to usurp a property in Mumbais Kurla area which currently has a market value of Rs 300 crore and belongs rightfully to one Munira PlumberHowever Malik had submitted before the High Court that he had bought the property in a bonafide transaction three decades ago and Plumber has now changed her mind about the transactionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeverThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever