In the plea, filed in April last year before the special court for cases under the Fugitive Economics Offenders (FEO) Act, Mehta (47) had said the ED should be directed to intervene in the case before a US court and seek injunction at least with respect to assets concerning her. She has turned an approver in the bank fraud case filed under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Special judge S M Menjoge, after hearing prosecution and defence sides, rejected Mehta's plea, saying there was no provision in the FEO Act by which the relief sought by her can be granted.