New Delhi, May 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday opposed the plea filed by businessman Robert Vadra before the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to him in the Shikohpur land deal-linked money laundering case.

The matter was heard by Justice Manoj Jain, who posted the case for further detail hearing on May 18.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Vadra, argued that the alleged predicate offences relate to the period between 2008 and 2012, whereas several of those offences were added to the schedule of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act only later.

Singhvi submitted that the offences alleged against Vadra in the predicate case include conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption-related offen...