Not Necessary For PMLA Special Court To Record Reasons For Cognizance Of ED's Complaint: Delhi High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Not Necessary For PMLA Special Court To Record Reasons For Cognizance Of ED's Complaint: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently held that it is not necessary for the Special Court under PMLA to record its reasons for taking cognizance of Enforcement Directorate complaint, unlike a private complaint under CrPC or BNSS.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that an initial complaint can be filed by ED under Section 44 of the PMLA, even if the investigation is not fully completed.This,. The Delhi High Court has recently held that it is not necessary for the Special Court under PMLA to record its reasons for taking cognizance of Enforcement Directorate complaint, unlike a private complaint under CrPC or BNSS. “In light of the aforesaid observations, this Court is of the view that an initial complaint can be filed under Section 44 of the PMLA, even if the investigation is not fully completed, especially in light of the Explanation-II, introduced in the year 2019, which permits the filing of a supplementary complaint,” the Court said. it is pertinent to state here that it is not necessary for the Special Court under the PMLA to record its reasons for the cognizance since the said complaint is filed by an investigating agency unlike the private complaint under Section 190 of the CrPC.” The Court rejected Aggarwal's contention and said that trial court had duly taken cognizance of the alleged offence and also registered the complaint upon prima facie satisfaction that there existed sufficient grounds to proceed under the PMLA.

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Delhi Police asks complaint copy from court to file FIR against Arvind Kejriwal and others
1 week, 2 days ago

Delhi Police asks complaint copy from court to file FIR against Arvind Kejriwal and others

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday told a court here that it has failed comply with its order of lodging an FIR against the former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, former MLA Gulab Singh and MCD councillor Nitika Sharma in a case of misusing public money by placing large hoardings in the city. The Station House …

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC pulls up ED for using PMLA to keep accused in jail

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has pulled up the ED for using the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to keep an accused in jail and questioned if the provision was "being misused" like the dowry law. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Wednesday while granting bail to Arun Pati Tripathi, a former excise …

PMLA Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody If Order Taking Cognizance Of ED Complaint Has Been Quashed : Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PMLA Accused Can't Be Kept In Custody If Order Taking Cognizance Of ED Complaint Has Been Quashed : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to an accused in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after noting that the order taking cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate has been quashed. The Court questioned the ED for continuing the custody of the accused, who has been in custody since August 2024, after …

Delhi High Court Quashes PMLA Proceedings Against BPSL In ₹47,000 Crore Bank Fraud Case Due To Successful CIRP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Quashes PMLA Proceedings Against BPSL In ₹47,000 Crore Bank Fraud Case Due To Successful CIRP

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against Bhushan Power & Steel Limited in relation to a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in view of Section 32A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. “A plain reading of the above provision would reveal that there is no dispute over the legal …

ED gets Centre's sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in excise policy case
2 months, 1 week ago

ED gets Centre's sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid high voltage campaign for Delhi Assembly elections, the Centre has authorised the Enforcement Directorate to initiate prosecution against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy. The development is significant as a special PMLA court in Delhi had delayed the …

Delhi LG gives nod to ED to prosecute Kejriwal
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3 months ago

Delhi LG gives nod to ED to prosecute Kejriwal

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly Polls, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted permission to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute AAP Chief and Former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, in the excise policy case. On December 5, the Enforcement Directorate sought permission for sanction of prosecution against Arvind Kejriwal.This move comes after months of investigations into …

Supreme Court Judgment In 'Arvind Kejriwal' Requiring ED To Supply 'Reasons To Believe' To Arrestee Cannot Apply Retrospectively: Delhi HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Judgment In 'Arvind Kejriwal' Requiring ED To Supply 'Reasons To Believe' To Arrestee Cannot Apply Retrospectively: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that the condition of supplying the “reasons to believe” by ED to a person arrested under PMLA as a separate document as per Supreme Court's ruling in Arvind Kejriwal case ought to be applied prospectively. On July 12, the Supreme Court, while granting bail to Kejriwal in the liquor policy case, had held that …

Delhi HC issues notice to ED on Sisodia’s plea
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC issues notice to ED on Sisodia’s plea

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, challenging a city court’s decision to take cognisance of the probe agency’s charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy case. Sisodia contended that ED failed to obtain the requisite sanction under Section 197 before prosecuting …

Delhi HC issues notice over Sisodia’s plea challenging charge sheet cognisance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC issues notice over Sisodia’s plea challenging charge sheet cognisance

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate over former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s plea challenging a city court’s order taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed in the Delhi excise policy case. The court will also hear the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking similar relief in the same case on …

Sanction covers all offences, says ED in Delhi liquor policy case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanction covers all offences, says ED in Delhi liquor policy case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate informed the local court on Saturday that the sanction obtained in the Central Bureau of Investigation case against former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal was sufficiently comprehensive to encompass not just offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, but also any other potential violations arising from the same facts. Kejriwal’s …

Magistrate Or Special Court's Power To Supervise Investigation Doesn't Include Right To Question FIR Validity: Delhi High Court
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Magistrate Or Special Court's Power To Supervise Investigation Doesn't Include Right To Question FIR Validity: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that the power of a Magistrate or a Special Court to supervise an investigation does not include the right to question the validity of the FIR.A division bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh said that the Magistrate or Special Court must remain a “silent spectator” till filling of the final report under Section …

ED opposes Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging no sanction in liquor policy case
4 months ago

ED opposes Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging no sanction in liquor policy case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate informed the Delhi High Court that there is a sanction against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the liquor policy case after a notice was issued to the probe agency seeking its response to the AAP leader's plea. The ED's reply came after Kejriwal sought setting aside of a trial …

Excise case: Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moves HC against trial court decision
4 months, 1 week ago

Excise case: Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal moves HC against trial court decision

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the High Court, contesting the trial court’s decision to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s complaints in the Excise Policy case. Kejriwal’s petition argues that the trial court’s actions were procedurally flawed due to the absence of mandatory sanctions required under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Kejriwal’s legal …

Delhi HC seeks ED's response to Kejriwal's plea on summons
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks ED's response to Kejriwal's plea on summons

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal challenging summons issued to him on the agency's complaint in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri refused to stay the trial in the criminal case and said the trial court's order, …

Delhi HC Expunges Comments Against ED, But Ruling Remains Unclear
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC Expunges Comments Against ED, But Ruling Remains Unclear

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has expunged certain remarks made by a Special Judge (PC Act) against the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and its Assistant Director. The remarks were made in an order dated 05.10.2024, where the Special Judge stated that the ED failed to take coercive action against the absconding accused and indicated foul play. The High Court observed that …

SC to pronounce verdict on Kejriwal's appeal against ED arrest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to pronounce verdict on Kejriwal's appeal against ED arrest

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday, July 12, would pronounce the verdict on the appeal filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi excise policy case. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justice Dipankar Datta, had reserved the judgment …

Investigation Into Non-Cognizable Offence Sans Magistrate's Permission Is Illegal; Subsequent Nod Is Immaterial: Allahabad HC
9 months, 1 week ago

Investigation Into Non-Cognizable Offence Sans Magistrate's Permission Is Illegal; Subsequent Nod Is Immaterial: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the investigation of a non-cognizable offence by the police without prior permission of the competent Magistrate is illegal, and subsequent permission by the Magistrate cannot cure this illegality. It was the case of the accused persons that the police lodged an FIR and also submitted a Police Report under Section 188 IPC, which …

Delhi Court Raps ED For 'High-Handed Act', Says It Can't Invoke S.50 PMLA Against Private Citizens Who Are Not Even Suspects
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Court Raps ED For 'High-Handed Act', Says It Can't Invoke S.50 PMLA Against Private Citizens Who Are Not Even Suspects

Live Law  

The Delhi Court yesterday rapped the Enforcement Directorate and said that as an investigative agency, it is bound by the rule of law and cannot be seen as acting mighty against the ordinary citizen who is not even a suspect.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts pulled up ED for invoking Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering …

Kejriwal moves court against ED, seeks exemption from personal appearance
1 year ago

Kejriwal moves court against ED, seeks exemption from personal appearance

The Hindu  

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday moved a sessions court here challenging his summoning by a magistrate court on a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate for not appearing before the agency for questioning in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, representing the Aam Aadmi Party national convener, submitted before the court of …

Court pulls up Delhi police for lapses in probe in 8-year-old case
1 year ago

Court pulls up Delhi police for lapses in probe in 8-year-old case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court has pulled up the Delhi Police for a “serious lack of professionalism and lapses in the investigation” in an eight-year-old case after a woman approached the court with an application to call for a status report of the investigation into the death of her husband HT Image The court rejected an untraced report filed by police holding …

Excise policy case: ED issues fresh summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 1 month ago

Excise policy case: ED issues fresh summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to appear before it on February 26 for questioning in the excise policy linked money laundering case, official sources said Thursday. Kejriwal has been asked to depose on February 26 and record his statement in the excise policy-linked money laundering case, the sources …

Excise Case: Delhi court issues summons to Kejriwal following ED complaint
1 year, 1 month ago

Excise Case: Delhi court issues summons to Kejriwal following ED complaint

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday took cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate's recent complaint filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying with the summons issued by the central probe agency in the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Divya Malhotra, while taking cognizance of the complaint, issued summons to Delhi …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Court summons ED Special Director over non-appearance of prosecution in PMLA case against Tahir Hussain
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Court summons ED Special Director over non-appearance of prosecution in PMLA case against Tahir Hussain

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Tuesday summoned the Special Director of Enforcement Directorate over the non-appearance of Prosecution in a money laundering case against Aam Aadmi Party’s former Councillor Tahir Hussain. On January 11, 2023, the court framed the charges against ex-MCD councillor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case. The Delhi High Court had dismissed his plea challenging the trial …

Kejriwal Fails to Appear Before ED
1 year, 4 months ago

Kejriwal Fails to Appear Before ED

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday did not appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy and wrote to the Central agency demanding the “recall” of its summons to him, calling it “vague, motivated and unsustainable in law”. In his response to the summons, Mr …

PMLA Does Not Postulate Separate ‘Reason To Believe’ For Each Property Attached Provisionally Under Section 5: Delhi High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

PMLA Does Not Postulate Separate ‘Reason To Believe’ For Each Property Attached Provisionally Under Section 5: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, does not postulate a separate “reason to believe” for each property which stands attached under the provisional attachment order passed under Section 5 of the enactment. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while dismissing an appeal …

Supreme Court Dismisses ED’s Challenge To Bail Granted To Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey In Phone Tapping Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses ED’s Challenge To Bail Granted To Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey In Phone Tapping Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed a plea filed by the Directorate of Enforcement challenging the order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in a money laundering case related to the alleged illegal phone tapping of employees by National Stock Exchange.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah found no. …

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

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges
2 years ago

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, official sources said. It also noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to “perceived or …

ED can only probe money laundering cases, says Delhi HC
2 years, 2 months ago

ED can only probe money laundering cases, says Delhi HC

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate does not hold the power to probe any other offence except money laundering cases and cannot by itself assume that a predicate offence has been committed. A single-judge bench of Justice Yashwant Varma observed that Prevention of Money Laundering Act empowers the ED to investigate Section 3 offences only. Justice …

ICAI Can Suo Motu Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against Its Members, Written Complaint Not Sine Qua Non For Taking Action: Delhi High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

ICAI Can Suo Motu Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against Its Members, Written Complaint Not Sine Qua Non For Taking Action: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has the power to suo motu initiate disciplinary proceedings against its members and that a written complaint or allegation is not a sine qua non or prerequisite for taking action. Justice Yashwant Varma observed that "information" under section 21 of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 would …

SC to review PMLA verdict which upheld ED\'s powers, sends notice to Centre
2 years, 7 months ago

SC to review PMLA verdict which upheld ED\'s powers, sends notice to Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea seeking a review of the PMLA verdict which upheld the Enforcement Directorate's powers, including those relating to arrest, and sought response from the Centre on the issue. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said prima facie two issues, including not providing Enforcement Case Information Report, …

Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Undesirable For Courts To Make Remarks Censuring Action Of Police Officers Unless Strictly Relevant For The Case: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for Courts to make remarks censuring the action of police officers unless such remarks are strictly relevant for the case.Justice Jasmeet Singh expunged the remarks made against the Investigating Officer by a Trial Court in a criminal revision case. The Delhi High Court has observed that it is undesirable for …

Framing Of Charges | Investigation Into Offence & Elaborate Appreciation Of Evidence Discouraged, Only Prima Facie Material Significant: Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Framing Of Charges | Investigation Into Offence & Elaborate Appreciation Of Evidence Discouraged, Only Prima Facie Material Significant: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that an investigation into the offence and elaborate appreciation of evidence is not required and is rather discouraged at the stage of framing of charges and that only the material prima facie establishing a case against or in favour of the accused is what is significant.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that as per the …

"Serious Fault In Investigation": Delhi High Court Seeks Personal Affidavit Of Deputy Commissioner Of Police In Rape Case
2 years, 11 months ago

"Serious Fault In Investigation": Delhi High Court Seeks Personal Affidavit Of Deputy Commissioner Of Police In Rape Case

Live Law  

Noting that there was a serious fault in the investigation conducted by the city police in a case involving allegations of rape, the Delhi High Court this week directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West District to file a personal affidavit within a period of three weeks.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh noted that the statement of prosecutrix clearly stated that she …

Writ To Compel Police To Conduct Investigation Can Be Denied For Not Exhausting Alternative & Efficacious Remedy Under CrPC: Delhi High Court
3 years ago

Writ To Compel Police To Conduct Investigation Can Be Denied For Not Exhausting Alternative & Efficacious Remedy Under CrPC: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that a writ to compel police to conduct an investigation can be denied for not exhausting the alternative and efficacious remedy available under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Justice Chadra Dhari Singh however added that such writ may be denied unless the exceptions enumerated in the decision of Apex Court in …

Section 45 of PMLA Will Apply Only If a Person Is Arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement: Delhi Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Section 45 of PMLA Will Apply Only If a Person Is Arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement: Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court recently while granting bail to the Accused Persons in case concerning with the commission of offences under section Prevention of Money Laundering Act, observed that the provisions of Section 45 of PMLA will only apply if a person has been arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement. Senior Advocate Mr. Pramod Kumar Dubey, appearing for the Accused persons …

Probing Offence Under PMLA An Intricate Exercise Of 'Skills & Patience': Delhi Court Sends Ambience Mall Owner To ED Remand Till August 7
3 years, 7 months ago

Probing Offence Under PMLA An Intricate Exercise Of 'Skills & Patience': Delhi Court Sends Ambience Mall Owner To ED Remand Till August 7

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday sent Raj Singh Gehlot, owner of the Gurugram-based Ambience Mall to the Enforcement Directorate's remand till August 7 in connection with a money laundering case for allegedly siphoning off the loan amount and diverting funds while entering into a criminal conspiracy. It was therefore alleged that Gehlot entered into a criminal conspiracy with other accused …

Delhi HC Asks ED to Respond to Deepak Kochhar's Plea to Quash FIR in Money Laundering Case
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Asks ED to Respond to Deepak Kochhar's Plea to Quash FIR in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea by Deepak Virendra Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, seeking quashing of FIR in connection with the ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. The high court also asked the agency to file a status report on Kochhar’s plea seeking interim bail on ground of …

Scope Of Investigation By DG Not Limited To Prima Facie Opinion Expressed By CCI Under S. 26 of Competition Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 6 months ago

Scope Of Investigation By DG Not Limited To Prima Facie Opinion Expressed By CCI Under S. 26 of Competition Act: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that the scope of the investigation conducted by the Director-General on directions received under Section 26 of the Competition Act, 2002, is not limited to the prima facie opinion expressed by the Competition Commission of India. Indeed, the directions given by the CCI to the DG under Section 26 of the Act are …

Government sanction not needed for charge sheet in JNU sedition case: DCP to court
5 years, 11 months ago

Government sanction not needed for charge sheet in JNU sedition case: DCP to court

Hindustan Times  

“Sanction is an administrative act and a charge sheet can be filed without a sanction,” the Delhi Police told a city court on Saturday during a hearing of the 2016 sedition case in which the former Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others were accused of shouting anti-national slogans on the varsity’s campus. Government sanction not …

Delhi HC Suggests Digital Recording Of Witness Statements And Recoveries In Addition To Existing Mechanism Under CrPC [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Suggests Digital Recording Of Witness Statements And Recoveries In Addition To Existing Mechanism Under CrPC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Government, while suggesting digital recording of witness statements and effecting recovery by the Delhi Police.The suggestion was given by a Bench comprising Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice IS Mehta after considering an action taken report filed on behalf of the Delhi Police. Delhi High Court on Monday …

Government to strengthen Enforcement Directorate
7 years ago

Government to strengthen Enforcement Directorate

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With growing instances of so-called ‘loot and scoot’ crimes, the Enforcement Directorate is gaining in stature as an investigation agency. Initially tasked with enforcing the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Foreign Exchange Management Act, the ED has now been given the responsibility of enforcing the Fugitives Economic Offenders bill 2018, as and when it becomes a …

Are Offences Under PMLA Cognizable Or Non-Cognizable? Delhi HC Bench Refers Issue, Related Queries To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Are Offences Under PMLA Cognizable Or Non-Cognizable? Delhi HC Bench Refers Issue, Related Queries To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Are the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cognizable or non cognizable? It is to be noted that in Vakamulla Chandrashekhar matter, a coordinate bench of the high court had held that even post amendment, Section 45 of the PMLA Act was cognizable. “Specific to the question whether the offences under PMLA were cognizable or non-cognizable, the Finance …

AgustaWestland: Delhi court takes cognisance of ED chargesheet, to hear matter on 3 October
7 years, 6 months ago

AgustaWestland: Delhi court takes cognisance of ED chargesheet, to hear matter on 3 October

Firstpost  

A court on Tuesday took cognisance of ED chargesheet filed against woman director of a Dubai-based company in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. New Delhi: A court on Tuesday took cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate chargesheet filed against woman director of a Dubai-based company in a money-laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. …

Cop Conducting Probe Under Sec. 202 CrPC Can’t Issue Notice To Accused: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 8 months ago

Cop Conducting Probe Under Sec. 202 CrPC Can’t Issue Notice To Accused: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘Police officer conducting investigation under Section 202 CrPC is a delegatee of the magistrate and his powers of investigation are, therefore, circumscribed by the limitations imposed upon the principal, that is, the magistrate himself,’ the court observed.The Calcutta High Court has observed that a police officer conducting investigation under Section 202 CrPC is a delegatee of. The Calcutta High Court …

CIC Must Record Reason While Reversing Orders Of Lower Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 4 months ago

CIC Must Record Reason While Reversing Orders Of Lower Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has quashed an order passed by the Central Information Commissioner and stated that while reversing orders of lower authorities, the CIC must record appropriate reasons for the decision.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the writ petition against CIC order dated 04.06.2015, and observed, ‘In the present case, there is no finding returned by the Central Information. The Delhi …

CIC Must Record Reason While Reversing Orders Of Lower Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 4 months ago

CIC Must Record Reason While Reversing Orders Of Lower Authorities: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has quashed an order passed by the Central Information Commissioner and stated that while reversing orders of lower authorities, the CIC must record appropriate reasons for the decision.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the writ petition against CIC order dated 04.06.2015, and observed, ‘In the present case, there is no finding returned by the Central Information. The Delhi …

Delhi HC stays warrant and PCI proceedings against I&B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora [Read Order]
8 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC stays warrant and PCI proceedings against I&B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the summons, warrants and resolutions passed by the Press Council of India against I & B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora. Staying the proceedings, Justice Manmohan ordered notice to be issued to the Press Council of India.PCI had reportedly initiated a suo motu inquiry into the “continued apathy” of the Ministry towards the activities of …

Delhi HC stays warrant and PCI proceedings against I&B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora [Read Order]
8 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC stays warrant and PCI proceedings against I&B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the summons, warrants and resolutions passed by the Press Council of India against I & B Ministry Secretary Sunil Arora. Staying the proceedings, Justice Manmohan ordered notice to be issued to the Press Council of India.PCI had reportedly initiated a suo motu inquiry into the “continued apathy” of the Ministry towards the activities of …

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