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ED Pushes for Daily Hearings in Jagan Mohan Reddy Money‑Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate has asked the Telangana High Court to hold day‑to‑day trials and require the personal appearance of all accused, citing a decade‑long delay in related CBI proceedings and warning that financial crimes threaten the nation’s economic health.

ED Pushes for Daily Hearings in Jagan Mohan Reddy Money‑Laundering Case
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Democracy News Live Desk
Date
10 Oct 2026
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2 min
The petition that arrived at the court

The Enforcement Directorate filed a petition in the Telangana High Court concerning illegal assets cases against Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. In the filing, the agency asked the court to order daily hearings and to mandate the personal appearance of every accused person, including Jagan Mohan Reddy himself.

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Why the ED cites a ten‑year wait

Alongside the plea for day‑to‑day proceedings, the ED pointed out that related cases before the CBI court have been pending for ten years.

Financial crimes as a national threat

The ED also told the court that financial crimes of the sort under investigation pose a threat to the nation’s economic health.

The ED also told the court that financial crimes of the sort under investigation pose a threat to the nation’s economic health.

The court’s response: merging and setting a date

After reviewing the petition, the Telangana High Court ordered that it be merged with other similar petitions already before the court and scheduled a hearing for the 13th of this month.

Where things stand now

As of the scheduled hearing on the 13th, the ED’s request for daily hearings and personal appearances awaits judicial consideration.

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