A special court in Ranchi has allowed the Enforcement Directorate's plea to quiz former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in connection with the multi-crore money laundering scam. The court of Special Judge, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Pankaj Kumar, granted the permission on Friday after the ED moved a petition arguing that interrogation of Koda was necessary to accelerate investigation into the scam. Koda, now in judicial remand after being arrested by the Vigilance sleuths on November 30, was admitted to a hospital in Ranchi on December 10 after he complained of abdominal pain in jail.