Karnataka HC stays ED summons to lawyer in Congress MLA's money laundering case

The Karnataka HC on Tuesday stayed the Enforcement Directorate's move to summon advocate Anil Gowda, a consultant to Congress MLA from Chitradurga KC Veerendra (Puppy) in a money laundering case over alleged illegal online and offline betting and gambling.

Justice Sachin S Magadum stayed the summons until the Supreme Court decides on a pending question on the scope of the ED's powers in summoning lawyers.

The court said the ED was restrained from taking any coercive action against petitioner Gowda until further orders or until the Supreme Court settled the issue.