Jharkhand Goes To Supreme Court Against Probe Agency Summons To State Cops
NDTV
Highlighting federalism as part of the basic structure of the Constitution, it asserted the state has "exclusive jurisdiction over 'Law and Order' and Police".
Alleging usurpation of its powers by the Enforcement Directorate, the Jharkhand government has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of summons issued by the central anti-money laundering probe agency to its police officers who had probed a criminal case of 2020 involving state minister Alamgir Alam.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha, upon the matter being mentioned for urgent listing by Additional Advocate General Arunabh Chowdhury, agreed to consider listing the JMM-led UPA government's petition for hearing in January against the ED's summons to Deputy Superintendent of police Pramod Kumar Mishra.
"We will list after winter vacation," the CJI told the counsel for the state government.
"The present Writ Petition arises from the usurpation of the powers of the State government by an instrumentality of the Union Government i.e. Enforcement Directorate in contravention to the constitutional limits prescribed," the state government said in its plea.
