Former Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Mohd. Azam Khan has approached the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) allegedly made just 40 minutes after his release from jail on October 29 in the Dual PAN Card case,.
Advocate Nizam Pasha mentioned the plea before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today, seeking an urgent hearing. The CJI agreed to list the matter this week.
Khan has also challenged the November 1 order passed by the Special Court remanding him to judicial custody. By way of interim relief, he has sought release from custody.
The plea seeks quashing of the ED arrest as well as the subsequent judicial custody remand order.
On October 29, the High Court had granted bail to Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan in the dual PAN Card case