Judgement on cases challenging PMLA act almost ready, says SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Judgement on cases challenging PMLA act almost ready, says SC

India Today  

Justice AM Khanwilkar of the Supreme Court on Friday indicated that the judgement in the cases challenging the validity of various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act would likely be pronounced in the next few days. This is significant because the PMLA judgement will address several issues concerning investigative powers, witness summoning, ED arrest and seizure, and the bail process under the PMLA. The Solicitor General had argued that out of more than 33 lakh cases registered for predicate offences under the PMLA, the ED had stepped in to investigate only 2,186 cases for investigation since 2016. This verdict will have a direct impact not only on several politically sensitive cases where political leaders, businessmen, and others have faced arrest under PMLA provisions, but will also shape how the Enforcement Directorate and other agencies will be allowed to act in any current and future cases.

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Summons Under PMLA Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Accused Was Discharged In Predicate Offence : Supreme Court
4 days, 15 hours ago

Summons Under PMLA Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Accused Was Discharged In Predicate Offence : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court yesterday set aside an order of the Gauhati High Court which quashed summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, to investigate proceeds of crime involved money laundering on grounds that the Respondent was discharged in scheduled offence. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge to the judgment of the …

Reining in Excess: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Judgments Curtailing ED's Arbitrary Powers
1 week, 3 days ago

Reining in Excess: Punjab & Haryana High Court's Judgments Curtailing ED's Arbitrary Powers

Live Law  

The arrest and detention under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act often turn out to be a punishment due to the wide powers given to the Enforcement Directorate and its stringent bail provisions. Judges Of PMLA Courts Not Supposed To Act Like "Extended Arm Of ED" The High Court pointed out the practice of passing custodial interrogation orders in a …

Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED
1 month ago

Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday once again expressed concerns about the low rate of convictions in the complaints filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Abhay S Oka, heading a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, orally told the counsel of the Enforcement Directorate, "Someday you must find out how many cases of a complaint under PMLA have ended …

Disposing bails, money laundering cases: A look at DY Chandrachud's tenure as Chief Justice
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Disposing bails, money laundering cases: A look at DY Chandrachud's tenure as Chief Justice

India Today  

Outgoing Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's tenure from November 2022 to November 2024 has left a distinct imprint on the judiciary. His term saw a concentrated focus on issues of personal liberty, disposal of long-pending constitutional cases, and tackling economic offences, particularly under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Supreme Court, during DY Chandrachud's tenure as Chief Justice, …

India should increase capacity of court system to reduce number of pending trials in money laundering cases: FATF report
3 months ago

India should increase capacity of court system to reduce number of pending trials in money laundering cases: FATF report

The Hindu  

India should aim to reduce the number of pending trials in money laundering cases by making major changes to increase the capacity of the court system, and potentially the capability of the Enforcement Directorate, as per the Financial Action Task Force mutual assessment report of India. Saturation of system The report said the limited number of specialised prosecutors in ED …

SC fixes final hearing of PMLA review petitions in October
3 months ago

SC fixes final hearing of PMLA review petitions in October

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled the final hearing of review petitions challenging its 2022 judgment in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case, which upheld several controversial provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for October 16 and 17. On August 25, 2022, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Union government in response to Chidambaram’s review petition against the …

Judge unavailable, Supreme Court shifts PMLA review for back-to-back hearings on October 16-17
3 months ago

Judge unavailable, Supreme Court shifts PMLA review for back-to-back hearings on October 16-17

The Hindu  

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Surya Kant on Wednesday scheduled back-to-back hearings on October 16 and October 17 to review a two-year-old judgment which gave unbridled powers to the Directorate of Enforcement to arrest and summon individuals and raid private property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The petitioners have alleged that the apex …

Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Confusion has arisen in the Madras High Court on the issue of listing petitions related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002. The decision to recall was taken after the Registry brought it to the judges’ notice that Rule 17 of the Madras High Court Writ Rules, 2021 require all writ petitions related to PMLA to be listed …

Supreme Court on Senthil Balaji’s plea: SC reserves verdict on plea for bail, debates if Sisodia judgment will apply
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court on Senthil Balaji’s plea: SC reserves verdict on plea for bail, debates if Sisodia judgment will apply

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Monday said factors such as delayed and prolonged jail time, which favoured former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s case for bail in the excise policy case, are not applicable to former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who is seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam. On Monday, the Bench …

Supreme Court posts PMLA judgment review to August 28, asks if it is an ‘appeal in disguise’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court posts PMLA judgment review to August 28, asks if it is an ‘appeal in disguise’

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant scheduled for August 28 a series of petitions seeking a review of a July 2022 judgment of the apex court, which gave unbridled powers to the Enforcement Directorate to arrest and summon individuals and raid private property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Ravikumar asked whether, even if a …

Supreme Court Forms Special Bench To Hear Review Petitions Against Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions, Hearing Tomorrow
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Forms Special Bench To Hear Review Petitions Against Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions, Hearing Tomorrow

Live Law  

A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow petitions seeking review of the 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v.Union of India which upheld the various provisions of the Prevention Money Laundering Act relating to arrest, search, seizure, bail etc.The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan will hear the matters at 2 PM tomorrow. …

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment
7 months, 1 week ago

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 15 held that the right to life and personal liberty is the most sacrosanct of fundamental rights while declaring that investigating agencies should provide people arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act with a written copy of information specifying the grounds of their arrest. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta applied its earlier judgment in the Pankaj …

Vulnerable to criticism: On the ED and a possible violation of federal principles
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vulnerable to criticism: On the ED and a possible violation of federal principles

The Hindu  

The structure of the law against money laundering is bound to throw up perplexing questions about the possible violation of federal principles. One such question has arisen in Tamil Nadu, where the Enforcement Directorate is trying to find out whether illegal sand mining in the State is due to corruption and if the “proceeds” are being laundered. In ruling that …

PMLA court refuses bail to IRS officer Sachin Sawant
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PMLA court refuses bail to IRS officer Sachin Sawant

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of former Joint Commissioner of Customs, Indian Revenue Service officer Sachin Sawant, accused of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. HT Image Enforcement Directorate has claimed that Sawant generated around ₹4.11 crore from illegal sources of income and amassed assets worth ₹2.45 crore that are disproportionate …

SC defers hearing on pleas seeking a review of 2022 PMLA order
1 year, 1 month ago

SC defers hearing on pleas seeking a review of 2022 PMLA order

Hindustan Times  

The central government and the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday succeeded in buying more time from the Supreme Court to respond to a clutch of petitions demanding reconsideration of a July 2022 verdict that had affirmed a spate of contentious provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Kaul, who heads the bench, said that he is letting go of …

Money laundering case: PMLA court grants bail to ex-revenue officer
1 year, 2 months ago

Money laundering case: PMLA court grants bail to ex-revenue officer

Hindustan Times  

A Prevention of Money Laundering Act Special Court, Panchkula, granted bail to former district revenue officer-cum-land acquisition collector of Panchkula in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial fraud with the National Highways Authority of India and the Haryana State Infrastructural and Industrial Cooperation. Naresh Kumar Sheokhand, 63, former district revenue officer-cum-land acquisition collector of Panchkula had pressed on …

SC to hear petitions challenging its order upholding PMLA provisions tomorrow
1 year, 2 months ago

SC to hear petitions challenging its order upholding PMLA provisions tomorrow

Live Mint  

Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the batch of petitions challenging the July 2022 judgment of the apex court which upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Delhi excise policy case: CBI, ED tells Supreme Court contemplating making AAP accused A special bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, and Justice Bela M. Trivedi will …

Supreme Court to hear review pleas against verdict upholding PMLA provisions on Oct 18
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear review pleas against verdict upholding PMLA provisions on Oct 18

India Today  

The Supreme Court will on October 18 take up petitions challenging the 2022 judgment that had upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money laundering Act. During the hearing in the Delhi liquor scam case of Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha, a bench headed by Justice SK Kaul said, "The special bench to hear review petitions on PMLA provisions …

Petitions against two PMLA provisions need to stop: Supreme Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Petitions against two PMLA provisions need to stop: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the trend of filing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act must stop, even as it decided to take up on Tuesday a batch of petitions filed by persons facing a probe in the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam case. “You are challenging the vires of Section …

CBI has a strong case against 2G scam accused: Officials
1 year, 7 months ago

CBI has a strong case against 2G scam accused: Officials

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has contended that it has strong documentary evidence that was previously ignored as it argued in the Delhi high court against a lower court order acquitting former telecom minister A Raja and others who were once accused in what is known as the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The agency, officials aware of its …

‘Repeated Use Of Template Paragraphs Impermissible’: Delhi High Court Warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority Of Action
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Repeated Use Of Template Paragraphs Impermissible’: Delhi High Court Warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority Of Action

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court had warned the Adjudicating Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 to not use “disconcerting language” in its orders and said that repeated use of “template paragraphs” is not permissible. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Appellate Tribunal under PMLA to ensure that the Adjudicating Authority abides by the principles of natural. Justice Prathiba M …

PMLA in Consonance with Global Standards Set by Financial Action Task Force: Solicitor-General Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

PMLA in Consonance with Global Standards Set by Financial Action Task Force: Solicitor-General Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 are in compliance with the global standard set by the Financial Action Task Force and a part of the intergovernmental response to organised crime, said Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta. On another day, senior counsel C Aryama Sundaram argued that he would read the judgement “as it stood” to support his …

'PMLA Most Draconian Statute Ever In The Country': Kapil Sibal Urges Supreme Court To Reconsider 'Vijay Madanlal Choudhary' Judgment
1 year, 8 months ago

'PMLA Most Draconian Statute Ever In The Country': Kapil Sibal Urges Supreme Court To Reconsider 'Vijay Madanlal Choudhary' Judgment

Live Law  

“The Prevention of Money Laundering Act is the most draconian statute that has ever seen the light of day in the country,” senior advocate and Member of Parliament Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court of India on Monday. These are issues which can affect the polity of the country.” The senior counsel vehemently argued that the Supreme Court’s July 2022 …

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, ED on plea challenging Sections 50 & 63 of PMLA
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, ED on plea challenging Sections 50 & 63 of PMLA

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate on a petition that has challenged the constitutionality of Section 50 and Section 63 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2022. READ | Explained: Supreme Court's big verdict on Prevention of Money Laundering Act During a brief hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Singh …

Gujarat High Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision To Not Discharge Ex-IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In Money Laundering Case, Orders Expeditious Trial
1 year, 9 months ago

Gujarat High Court Upholds Trial Court's Decision To Not Discharge Ex-IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma In Money Laundering Case, Orders Expeditious Trial

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court recently refused to interfere with the order of trial court rejecting former IAS Officer Pradeep Sharma's application for discharge in a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The single judge bench of Justice Samir J. Dave observed: “While rejecting the discharge application of the applicant, learned trial court has specifically observed that on the basis …

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Plea Challenging Money Laundering Charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Plea Challenging Money Laundering Charges

Live Law  

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere in an SLP moved by ex-MCD councillor and AAP leader Tahir Hussain seeking relief in a money laundering case. Hussain was challenging a Delhi High Court order which had dismissed his plea challenging the charges framed against him in a money laundering case registered in connection with the North East Delhi riots …

Money Laundering Case: Journalist Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Summons by Ghaziabad Court Dismissed by SC
1 year, 10 months ago

Money Laundering Case: Journalist Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Summons by Ghaziabad Court Dismissed by SC

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging summons by the Ghaziabad special court in a money laundering case. On January 25, the top court had asked a special court in Ghaziabad to adjourn the proceedings in the money laundering case against Ayyub scheduled for hearing on January 27 to a date after January 31. …

Court formalities completed for Kappan's release on bail
1 year, 10 months ago

Court formalities completed for Kappan's release on bail

India Today  

The sureties required for the release of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on bail have been submitted in a court here and his lawyer said he might walk out of jail on Thursday. When asked whether formalities related to Kappan's submission of sureties have been done in the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court, his lawyer Mohamed Dhanish K S …

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Jurisdiction Of Ghaziabad Court To Take Cognisance Of Money Laundering Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Jurisdiction Of Ghaziabad Court To Take Cognisance Of Money Laundering Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a writ petition filed by journalist and author Rana Ayyub challenging the order passed by a special court in Ghaziabad taking cognisance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate alleging money laundering in the crowdfunding campaigns run by her for charity work.A bench comprising Justices V. Ramasubramanian and. The Supreme …

PMLA scorecard: 1,118 cases, trial over in only 36, convictions in 20
2 years ago

PMLA scorecard: 1,118 cases, trial over in only 36, convictions in 20

India Today  

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, which came into effect from July 1, 2005, has often been criticised as tool of harassment used by the central government against Opposition leaders, more so during the reign of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government since 2014. Several politicians, including Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister …

Quashing Regular Case Of "Scheduled Offence" Will Automatically Quash Subsequent Case Registered Under PMLA: Calcutta High Court
2 years ago

Quashing Regular Case Of "Scheduled Offence" Will Automatically Quash Subsequent Case Registered Under PMLA: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that once a regular case of "scheduled offence" is quashed, any subsequent case registered under Prevention of Money Laundering Act will also automatically stand quashed. As regards the parallel criminal proceeding arising out of an FIR instituted under Sections 420/120B IPC read with S. 13 of PMLA, being a "scheduled offence" within the …

PMLA proceedings stayed on Rs 73 cr letter of credit
2 years ago

PMLA proceedings stayed on Rs 73 cr letter of credit

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice K. Surender of the Telangana High Court stayed all further proceedings with respect to Varanasi Dileep in a case under Section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act pertaining to a Rs 73 crore bogus letter of credit fraud. The Enforcement Directorate had initiated the money-laundering investigation into the petitioner and Khagesh Kachhwal on basis of …

PMLA Prosecution Cannot Continue If Accused Is Discharged From The Scheduled Offence: Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

PMLA Prosecution Cannot Continue If Accused Is Discharged From The Scheduled Offence: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reiterated that the prosecution under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act cannot continue if the accused is discharged from the scheduled offence.The court observed thus while allowing a writ petition filed by one Indrani Patnaik and others. "The record as it stands today, the petitioners stand discharged of the scheduled offence and therefore, in view of the law …

Supreme Court adjourns for 3 weeks hearing on plea challenging verdict on PMLA provisions
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court adjourns for 3 weeks hearing on plea challenging verdict on PMLA provisions

India TV News  

Highlights SC adjourned for three weeks hearing on review petition challenging a judgement It's related to upholding constitutional validity of various provisions of PMLA Bench headed by CJI adjourned matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought an adjournment Supreme Court news: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for three weeks hearing on review petition challenging judgment relating to upholding the …

PMLA Case: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Satyendar Jain's Plea Against Transfer Of Proceedings
2 years, 2 months ago

PMLA Case: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Satyendar Jain's Plea Against Transfer Of Proceedings

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain's plea challenging the transfer of proceedings against him in a money laundering case from a Special Court to another judge, last week. Justice Yogesh Khanna also ordered the probe agency to file a short response to the plea, while posting the matter for final disposal …

BREAKING| Supreme Court Allows Open Court Hearing For Review Against PMLA Judgment; Hearing Tomorrow
2 years, 4 months ago

BREAKING| Supreme Court Allows Open Court Hearing For Review Against PMLA Judgment; Hearing Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed open court hearing in the review petition filed against the judgment upholding the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice CT Ravikumar passed the order allowing oral hearing in the review petition filed by Karti P Chidambaram. The Supreme …

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Its PMLA Judgment
2 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Its PMLA Judgment

Live Law  

A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The Court also upheld the reverse burden of proof under Section 24 of …

Prosecution Under PMLA Not Possible After Accused Is Acquitted Of Scheduled Offence: Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Prosecution Under PMLA Not Possible After Accused Is Acquitted Of Scheduled Offence: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reiterated that an person acquitted of scheduled offence cannot be prosecuted under Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002.In this case, the Lokayukta Police registered a case under Section 13 read with Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the accused, who was a Deputy Revenue Officer. In appeal, the bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and …

PMLA verdict — due process will be bulldozed
2 years, 4 months ago

PMLA verdict — due process will be bulldozed

The Hindu  

Outcomes in matters of constitutional law disputes depend on the values that the constitutional court choose to emphasise over those it chooses to discount. The recent decision of the Supreme Court of India in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union Of India, where it found all the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 as amended from time to …

Explained | What has the Supreme Court said on PMLA’s validity?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | What has the Supreme Court said on PMLA’s validity?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court has upheld several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act that deal with a wide range of issues, from what constitutes the main offence to the powers of the Enforcement Directorate and the procedure for conducting searches and seizures and effecting arrests. The UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime of 2000 also …

Narrow view: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
2 years, 4 months ago

Narrow view: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

The Hindu  

Narrow view The Supreme Court’s verdict upholding all the controversial provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act falls short of judicial standards of reviewing legislative action. Undergirding every aspect of its analysis is a belief that India’s commitment to the international community on strengthening the domestic legal framework for combating money-laundering is so inviolable that possible violation of fundamental …

Deep dive into top court’s verdict on PMLA ambit, ED powers
2 years, 4 months ago

Deep dive into top court’s verdict on PMLA ambit, ED powers

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, by its judgment on Wednesday, approbated the wide powers of the Enforcement Directorate sanctioned under the 2002 Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Ratifying the agency’s powers to summon individuals, make arrests, conduct raids, and attach properties, the top court justified its special powers to tackle the “heinous” offence of money laundering. In Ishwar Singh Bindra & Ors …

SC upholds ED\'s powers under stringent PMLA
2 years, 4 months ago

SC upholds ED\'s powers under stringent PMLA

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of various stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act empowering the Enforcement Directorate to arrest, provisionally attach properties suspected to be the proceeds of crime and is not bound to supply a copy of the ECIR at the time of detaining an accused in a money laundering case. …

PMLA amendments | Money Bill verdict holds the key
2 years, 4 months ago

PMLA amendments | Money Bill verdict holds the key

The Hindu  

The future of several conclusions in the Supreme Court’s judgment on July 27, upholding amendments giving the Enforcement Directorate almost blanket powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002, may depend on the final outcome of a reference made to a seven-judge Bench in 2019. The court has left it open for a seven-judge Bench to decide whether …

Decoding the big SC verdict on Prevention of Money Laundering Act
2 years, 4 months ago

Decoding the big SC verdict on Prevention of Money Laundering Act

India Today  

In an important judgment on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and retained the powers of the Enforcement Directorate. The Parliament in its wisdom has regarded the property derived or obtained as a result of specified criminal activity, being an offence under the concerned legislation mentioned in the Schedule.” ON TWIN BAIL …

Supreme Court upholds powers of arrest, raids, seizure under PMLA
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court upholds powers of arrest, raids, seizure under PMLA

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which gives the government and the Enforcement Directorate virtually unbridled powers of summons, arrest, and raids, and makes bail nearly impossible while shifting the burden of proof of innocence on to the accused rather than the prosecution. The apex court called the PMLA …

Supreme Court upholds power of ED to arrest under PMLA
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court upholds power of ED to arrest under PMLA

Hindustan Times  

The union government on Wednesday received a shot in the arm with the Supreme Court affirming the constitutional validity of the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The bench, which will also comprise justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravi Kumar, held that the power given to ED for making arrests, conducting search and seizures and attach proceeds …

Supreme Court upholds stringent provisions of Money Laundering Act
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court upholds stringent provisions of Money Laundering Act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in relation to expansive definition of proceeds of crime, search and seizure, power of arrest, attachment of properties and tough bail conditions. Prevention of Money Laundering Act: The Supreme Court delivered its verdict on a batch of petitions concerning the interpretation of certain provisions of …

Supreme Court to deliver verdict on pleas against Money Laundering Act today
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court to deliver verdict on pleas against Money Laundering Act today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will deliver its judgment on a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of a slew of stringent provisions added to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A bench, headed by justice AM Khanwilkar, will pronounce its verdict on a spectrum of issues pertaining to the rigorous provisions enunciated under PMLA and the wide powers accorded …

Supreme Court decision on ambit of money laundering law, power of probe agencies today
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court decision on ambit of money laundering law, power of probe agencies today

India Today  

The Supreme Court will deliver the judgment on petitions challenging the constitutionality of several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act tomorrow. The judgement assumes significance as it will address several issues concerning investigative powers, witness summoning, arrests and seizures made by the Enforcement Directorate, and the bail process under the PMLA law. The ruling will have a huge …

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