ED’s Special Counsel Zoheb Hossain appeared for the probe agency and contended that the PIL is a private interest litigation.
He said that the lawyers who have filed the PIL are already fighting a criminal case before the single-judge where the same law is under consideration.
“Today this PIL is an attempt to overreach the pending criminal proceedings. The same issues have been canvassed by same advocates before the single-judge,” Hossain said.
He added that issue of Section 66 has been settled by the Supreme Court in Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary case.
However, Advocate SK Srivastava appeared for the petitioners and challenged the assertions.
He said that the law does not bar them from filing the PIL before a Constitutional court and that it would be better if a Constitutional court settles the issue.
“ED is doing a good job but that does not mean it is above the law,” he said.
Source: Barandbench
