co-presented by
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
co-presented by
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS
Malik is the NCP candidate from Mumbai’s Mankhurd-Shivajinagar seat for the November 20 assembly polls.
When Nawab Malik was a minister in the MVA government, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that he had links with associates of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Later on, Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate over dubious land deals with alleged members of the D-Company.
A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi noted that Malik is in the hospital for kidney disease and other ailments.
Draft charges are a step towards commencing trial in a criminal case.
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh also requested the high court to take up his bail application for hearing.
The Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) during the scrutiny found the documents submitted by Faraz Malik and his wife Hamleen were fake.
The judge then asked Desai to submit before the court what treatment is required, and said a reply will then be sought from the ED and orders will be passed accordingly.
Special judge R N Rokade rejected Malik's bail plea.
Special judge R N Rokade on November 14 reserved his order on Malik's bail plea after hearing lengthy arguments put forth by both sides.
Special judge R N Rokade had on November 14 reserved his order Nawab Malik's bail plea and listed it for Thursday after hearing lengthy arguments put forth by both sides.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Anil Singh, appearing for the ED, made this submission while presenting arguments on Malik's bail plea and seeking its rejection.
Wankhede lodged the complaint on Sunday after getting a clean chit from the Mumbai district caste certificate verification committee of the Maharashtra Social Justice Department, following a probed for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate to get a government job.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala was told by advocate Sudhanshu S Choudhuri that the two MLAs have been booked for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are in jail.
The MLC election in Maharashtra were scheduled for June 20.
Nawab Malik had sought that he be either released from custody on a bond or be permitted to go with a police escort to the Vidhan Bhavan for voting.
Last week, Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh, who is also in jail on money laundering charges, had filed a similar application.
Last week, Nawab Malik (62), who was lodged in the Arthur Road jail, had sought interim bail on medical ground from the special court for trial of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs.
Nawab Malik (62) had earlier told the court that was unwell due to kidney ailments and had swelling in his legs.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Malik (62), a senior NCP leader, on February 23 in the case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said that it will not interfere with the Bombay High Court order of March 15 but Malik can avail the remedy available under the law before the trial court.
Nawab Malik was produced before Special Judge R N Rokade, designated to hear cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The federal probe agency said in a statement that it has issued a provisional order attaching properties belonging to "Mohammed Nawab Mohammed Islam Malik alias Nawab Malik, his family members, Solidus Investments Pvt. Ltd. and Malik Infrastructure under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).”
Malik was arrested by the ED in February over a property deal allegedly linked to the aides of gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana asked senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for the jailed leader who sought urgent listing of his plea, to provide documents.
A bench of Justices P B Varale and S M Modak also said in its order that Nawab Malik had access to legal representation, both before the special court and the high court.
