<p class="title">The Enforcement Directorate told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it has issued fresh summonses to the wife and the mother of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is facing prosecution in a money-laundering case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the counsel for Shivakumar's wife Usha and mother Gowaramma (85) claimed before the court that they have not received the summonses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Justice Brijesh Sethi listed the matter for further hearing on November 4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Central Government standing counsel Amit Mahajan, representing the ED, told the court that the agency has issued fresh summonses to the two women. The summonses were returnable on October 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court was hearing separate pleas by the two women challenging the summonses which were earlier issued to them by the ED in the money laundering case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The agency had told the court that the earlier summonses were not in existence and fresh ones will be issued as the investigation is still going on.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had summoned Gowramma and Usha to appear before it on October 15 and 17 respectively.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gowaramma's counsel had said whenever the ED will issue summons to her, it has to comply with the provision of the CrPC that a girl below 15 years of age and a woman of over 65 years cannot be called to a police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was arrested by the ED on September 3 under the PMLA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, who was lodged in Tihar jail, was granted bail by the high court on October 23. He had challenged the trial court's order denying him bail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had in September last year registered the money-laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah -- an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi -- and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The case was based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and 'hawala' transactions worth crores of rupees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The I-T department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of indulging in transactions involving huge amounts of unaccounted money on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with the help of three other accused. PTI SKV HMP SKV TIR TIR</p>
<p class="title">The Enforcement Directorate told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it has issued fresh summonses to the wife and the mother of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is facing prosecution in a money-laundering case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the counsel for Shivakumar's wife Usha and mother Gowaramma (85) claimed before the court that they have not received the summonses.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Justice Brijesh Sethi listed the matter for further hearing on November 4.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Central Government standing counsel Amit Mahajan, representing the ED, told the court that the agency has issued fresh summonses to the two women. The summonses were returnable on October 31.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court was hearing separate pleas by the two women challenging the summonses which were earlier issued to them by the ED in the money laundering case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The agency had told the court that the earlier summonses were not in existence and fresh ones will be issued as the investigation is still going on.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had summoned Gowramma and Usha to appear before it on October 15 and 17 respectively.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gowaramma's counsel had said whenever the ED will issue summons to her, it has to comply with the provision of the CrPC that a girl below 15 years of age and a woman of over 65 years cannot be called to a police station.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, a seven-time MLA in Karnataka, was arrested by the ED on September 3 under the PMLA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shivakumar, who was lodged in Tihar jail, was granted bail by the high court on October 23. He had challenged the trial court's order denying him bail.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The ED had in September last year registered the money-laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah -- an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi -- and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The case was based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court in Bengaluru on charges of alleged tax evasion and 'hawala' transactions worth crores of rupees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The I-T department has accused Shivakumar and his alleged associate S K Sharma of indulging in transactions involving huge amounts of unaccounted money on a regular basis through 'hawala' channels with the help of three other accused. PTI SKV HMP SKV TIR TIR</p>