<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to journalist Upendra Rai on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate against the bail granted to him in a money laundering case.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy said until further orders, the Delhi High Court's order should be stayed if Rai had not been released.</p>.<p>The Enforcement Directorate, led by Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, challenged the validity of the High Court's order passed on July 9, 2019.</p>.<p>Rai, a senior journalist having worked with Tehelka, Star TV, and other big media houses, has already been released from jail.</p>.<p>In its order, the High Court had noted in the case registered in May 2018, a complaint was made by Kapil Wadhawan on behalf of M/s White Lion Real Estate Developers Private Limited. It was alleged that a sum of Rs 16.40 crore has been extorted. It also said out of the total laundered amount of Rs 52.55 Crore, Rs 26.65 Crore stood attached.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to journalist Upendra Rai on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate against the bail granted to him in a money laundering case.</p>.<p>A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy said until further orders, the Delhi High Court's order should be stayed if Rai had not been released.</p>.<p>The Enforcement Directorate, led by Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, challenged the validity of the High Court's order passed on July 9, 2019.</p>.<p>Rai, a senior journalist having worked with Tehelka, Star TV, and other big media houses, has already been released from jail.</p>.<p>In its order, the High Court had noted in the case registered in May 2018, a complaint was made by Kapil Wadhawan on behalf of M/s White Lion Real Estate Developers Private Limited. It was alleged that a sum of Rs 16.40 crore has been extorted. It also said out of the total laundered amount of Rs 52.55 Crore, Rs 26.65 Crore stood attached.</p>
