Chandigarh, May 15 -- : The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday did not grant immediate relief to Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in connection with his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), after hearing arguments in his petition for nearly 45 minutes.
During the hearing, Arora's counsel challenged the legality of the arrest procedure under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), arguing that the officer who lodged the complaint and the officer who carried out the arrest were allegedly the same person, which the defence claimed was contrary to provisions under Section 19 of the PMLA.
The counsel further submitted before the court that the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) was registered on May 5 and raids were con...