ED to move SC against HC relief in NewsClick case
Delhi HC has quashed an FIR registered by Economic Offences Wing and a case registered by the ED against NewsClick and Purkayastha over alleged violation of FDI norms
Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium
Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits
Advertisement
The Enforcement Directorate has decided to challenge a Delhi High Court's order that quashed a money laundering case against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha on charges of violation of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) rules in the Supreme Court, officials said on Thursday.
The statement came after the HC quashed an FIR registered by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and a case registered by the ED against NewsClick and Purkayastha in relation to alleged violation of FDI norms.
Advertisement
In a judgement dated May 29, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said the continuation of the FIR registered by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing was “nothing but a gross abuse of the process of law” and once the FIR under predicate offence was quashed, the ED’s Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the matter was also liable to be closed.
Advertisement
Advertisement