September 22, 2023 7:46 AM

Bombay HC rejects petition filed by businessman Mehul Choksi challenging ED plea

Bombay High Court has rejected the petition filed by businessman Mehul Choksi challenging the Enforcement Directorate’s plea to declare him as a fugitive economic offender. Justice SV Kotwal rejected a total of four petitions filed by Choksi, seeking to establish several alleged procedural lapses in ED’s petition. The court observed that all the rules were complied with properly. As per law, a person can be declared a fugitive economic offender if a warrant has been issued against him for an...