Srinagar :
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar Gowhar Majid Dalal today issued notices/summons to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Dr. Farooq Abdullah Ex-JKCA Chief and Former Chief Minister J&K, Mohammad Saleem Khan, Ahsan Ahmed Mirza, Mir Manzoor Gazanfar Ali, Bashir Ahmed Misger and Gulzar Ahmed Beigh (all Ex-Office Bearers of J&K Cricket Association) in a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under Section 44(1)(C) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 seeking committal of the case titled CBI V/s Mohammad Saleem Khan & Ors arising out of FIR No.05/2015 Police Station CBI Kashmir under Section 120-B, 406 & 409 RPC to the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar as the said Court has been designated as Special Court under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
The aforesaid application by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was filed in the Court of CJM Srinagar on June, 30, 2020 and today Advocate Mumtaz Kapra (through virtual mode) made submissions before the Court and urged the Court that CBI, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and others be served to file the response to the application moved by Directorate of Enforcement seeking committal of the case.
The CJM Srinagar Gowhar Majid Dalal after considering the submissions of Advocate Mumtaz Kapra appearing for Directorate of Enforcement (ED) observed that the non-applicants i.e. Dr. Farooq Abdullah and others have not been served so far in the present application and issued directions to summon the non-applicants including CBI and Dr. Farooq Abdullah and other ex-office bearers of JKCA. The Court further directed to issue summons via virtual mode or otherwise for their response. The Court further directed that counsel for CBI be served via virtual mode or otherwise. Looking into the importance of the matter, the CJM Srinagar directed the further listing of the matter on September, 21, 2020. JNF
