Gold smuggling: SC refuses to stay HC order granting bail to suspended secretary
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Mar 05, 2021, 01:32 PM IST
Share
Synopsis
A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy took note of the fact that the suspended Principal Secretary, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 28 last year, was already out on bail.
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Friday refused to stay a Kerala High Court order granting bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in a money laundering case registered in connection with gold smuggling in the state.
A bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy took note of the fact that the suspended Principal Secretary, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 28 last year, was already out on bail.
Updated Mar 01, 2021 | 19:53 IST
Life Mission housing project was one of the pet projects of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan through which homes are built for the homeless. CBI
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday pertaining to the Kerala Life Mission Project scam.
The agency has said that the Kerala government s project has used proxy firms like Unitac and Sane Ventures to receive funds directly from a foreign agency by the name of the UAE consulate and was violative of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
The CBI claimed there is prima facie evidence of foul play and a conspiracy among the officials of Life Mission and others for diversion of foreign contribution and receipt of kickbacks from the said contribution.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 25 (ANI): Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's (Economic Offences) Court on Monday granted bail to M Sivasankar, former principal secretary at the Kerala Chief Minister's Office in the Kerala Gold Smuggling Case.
Kerala High Court grants bail to suspended IAS officer Sivasankar
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 05:42 PM IST
Share
Synopsis
Sivasankar, however, would continue to remain behind bars as he was arrested by the Customs on January 21 in connection with an alleged dollar-smuggling case that came to light during the probe into the gold-smuggling racket.
Agencies
Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 28 in a money- laundering case registered in connection with gold-smuggling in the state.
In a relief to the former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister, the Additional Chief Judicial (Economic Offences) Court, Ernakulam, also granted him default bail in a case registered by Customs in connection with the smuggling of gold.
M Sivasankar, an accused in gold smuggling case and former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister was allowed default bail in the money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate in relation to the gold smuggling case.