Karnataka HC Dismisses DK Shivakumar's Plea For Quashing ED Summons In Alleged Money laundering Case [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka HC Dismisses DK Shivakumar's Plea For Quashing ED Summons In Alleged Money laundering Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Congress party leader in the state, DK Shivakumar and four others, seeking to quash the summons issued to them by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged case of money laundering, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Justice Aravind Kumar while dismissing the petitions said "The mere issuance of a show cause notice. The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Congress party leader in the state, DK Shivakumar and four others, seeking to quash the summons issued to them by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged case of money laundering, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Section 3 of PML Act would clearly indicate that it is only 'proceeds of crime' if attempted to be ploughed into main stream of the economy would attract definition of money laundering. PML Act is a standalone enactment which differentiates the schedule offences and the money laundering offences separately.

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ED may file money laundering case in offence committed before PMLA, says Kerala HC
2 days, 5 hours ago

ED may file money laundering case in offence committed before PMLA, says Kerala HC

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that the offence of money laundering under Section 3 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 can be extended to a predicate offence which happened prior to the coming into force of the PMLA or before the inclusion of such offences in the Act. The court added that if an …

[PMLA] ED Can Summon Persons Not Named As Accused In Schedule Offence If Schedule Offence Is Pending: Karnataka HC
5 days, 8 hours ago

[PMLA] ED Can Summon Persons Not Named As Accused In Schedule Offence If Schedule Offence Is Pending: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that for issuance of summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the person need not be an accused in the schedule offence if it is pending. The bench said, “There is no dispute that there is a predicate offence against the other accused and in furtherance of that, the Authorities are justified in …

ED raids multiple places linked to Tamil Nadu Minister in money laundering case
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

ED raids multiple places linked to Tamil Nadu Minister in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at over ten locations in Tamil Nadu on Friday, targeting premises linked to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji and others in connection with a money laundering case. Merely three days later, on September 29, he was reinstated as Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise, the same portfolio he had held …

MUDA Case: Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On ED Summons Issued To CM Siddaramaiah's Wife Parvathy, Minister Suresha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MUDA Case: Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On ED Summons Issued To CM Siddaramaiah's Wife Parvathy, Minister Suresha

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended its interim order staying the summons issued by Enforcement Directorate to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathy and Minister B S Suresha, for their alleged involvement in the MUDA case, till February 20. During the hearing, Chouta took the court through the points of submissions which he would be making to quash not only …

Madras HC refuses to stay proceedings against Minister Rajakannappan in MCC violation case
2 months ago

Madras HC refuses to stay proceedings against Minister Rajakannappan in MCC violation case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay the proceedings against Tamil Nadu Minister for Dairy Development RS Rajakannappan regarding violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the Assembly polls in 2021. Rajakannappan filed the petitions praying for quashing the cases pending in the local courts in Sivagangai and stay further proceedings until his petition is disposed …

'Circular Relied Upon By DK Shivakumar Not Applicable', IT Dept Says In Tax Evasion Case; Supreme Court Calls For Formal Affidavit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Circular Relied Upon By DK Shivakumar Not Applicable', IT Dept Says In Tax Evasion Case; Supreme Court Calls For Formal Affidavit

Live Law  

In the plea filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar seeking dismissal of charges against him in a tax evasion case, the Supreme Court today called on the Income Tax Department to file a formal affidavit with regard to its claim that the circular relied upon by Shivakumar is not applicable to the case.For context, the Congress leader relies …

Ex-MUDA commissioner moves Karnataka HC over ED raid
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-MUDA commissioner moves Karnataka HC over ED raid

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Former Commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority Dr D B Natesh moved the Karnataka High Court questioning the legality of the search and seizure conducted as a part of the raid on his house by the Enforcement Directorate concerning the alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the MUDA. Hearing the petition filed by Natesh contending that he has …

ED summons Raj Kundra in porn biz case
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4 months ago

ED summons Raj Kundra in porn biz case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate’s Mumbai unit has summoned businessman Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, for questioning on Monday as part of its money laundering investigation linked to the alleged production and circulation of pornographic content through mobile apps. ED summons Raj Kundra in porn biz case Kundra’s statement regarding his alleged role in the case will be …

ED can issue summons in money-laundering cases even after filing chargesheet, says Madras HC
4 months ago

ED can issue summons in money-laundering cases even after filing chargesheet, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate is empowered to issue summons to the accused as part of further investigations even after the complaint is filed in the jurisdictional court in a case of money laundering. The ruling was issued while dismissing petitions filed by P Palanichamy of PRP Granites and two others, who were booked …

SC notice to Karnataka, DK Shivakumar on CBI plea against withdrawal of consent by state govt
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SC notice to Karnataka, DK Shivakumar on CBI plea against withdrawal of consent by state govt

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Karnataka government and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on a plea filed by CBI challenging the state government's decision to withdraw its consent to the probe agency for investigating a disproportionate assets case against the Congress leader. The current Karnataka cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on November …

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe
7 months ago

Disproportionate Assets Case: Relief For D K Shivakumar, Karnataka HC Junks Plea For CBI Probe

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday held as “non-maintainable” a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Congress government’s decision to withdraw consent to it for investigating a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. A division bench, comprising Justices K Somashekar and Umesh M Adiga, also dismissed the plea challenging the State government’s …

Senthilbalaji money laundering case: Trial has commenced, ED tells Madras High Court
7 months, 1 week ago

Senthilbalaji money laundering case: Trial has commenced, ED tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Wednesday, informed the Madras High Court that the trial in the money laundering case against former Minister V. Senthilbalaji has commenced before the Principal District and Sessions Court in Chennai and one of the prosecution witnesses had already been examined. Sundaresan, assisted by ED Special Public Prosecutor N. Ramesh, and adjourned a criminal revision petition …

‘Mining no crime under PMLA’: HC restrains ED action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Mining no crime under PMLA’: HC restrains ED action

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate not to take any further action on a sand mining case in Tamil Nadu stating that mining is not a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money Launderig Act. The ED had filed its Enforcement Case Information Report last September against contractors and other suppliers of machineries, including excavators allegedly …

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji
9 months ago

Madras High Court Grants Four More Months To Complete Trial In Money Laundering Case Against Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted four more months to the Chennai Principal and Sessions Court to complete trial in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji. In February this year, while dismissing the bail application of Balaji, Justice Anand Venkatesh had asked the trial court to complete the trial …

Karnataka High Court quashes drug case against actress Sanjana Galrani and two others for procedural lapses by police
9 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court quashes drug case against actress Sanjana Galrani and two others for procedural lapses by police

The Hindu  

Applying its 2022 judgement of quashing criminal proceedings, against a party organiser, on technical reasons in the 2020 drug racket case, the High Court of Karnataka has also quashed the criminal proceedings against actress Sanjana Galrani, realtor Shivaprakash alias Chippi and financial manager in a tech company Adithya Mohan Agarwal. Though the police had registered the FIR in 2020 on …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law
11 months, 1 week ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court dismisses plea for a probe by ED under money laundering law

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, dismissed a writ petition that sought a probe by the Enforcement Directorate with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from the DMK Tirunelveli East district secretary’s office on April 4. …

Senthilbalaji case | Madras High Court refuses to stay money laundering trial proceedings
1 year ago

Senthilbalaji case | Madras High Court refuses to stay money laundering trial proceedings

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, refused to grant an interim stay, for the present, restraining the Chennai Principal Sessions Court from proceeding with the trial in a money laundering case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement against former T.N. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan told Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi and S. Prabakaran that the plea for …

Top news of the day: March 05, 2024
1 year ago

Top news of the day: March 05, 2024

The Hindu  

Maoist links case | Maharashtra moves Supreme Court against Bombay High Court verdict acquitting DU ex-professor Saibaba The Maharashtra government on March 5 moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting former Delhi University professor G.N. Sandeshkhali violence | NCW chief meets President Murmu, recommends President’s rule in West Bengal National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma …

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide
1 year ago

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the appeals filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and his aide challenging criminal proceedings in a 2018 money laundering case. The primary reason cited by the single-judge bench of the high court was that Section 120B of the Indian Penal constituted a stand-alone offence adequate to invoke the Prevention of Money Laundering …

SC quashes proceedings against Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in 2018 money laundering case
1 year ago

SC quashes proceedings against Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in 2018 money laundering case

India TV News  

Money laundering case: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in connection with the 2018 money laundering case. The Congress leader filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's decision to reject his plea to quash the Enforcement Directorate summons issued to him in a case related to …

Vulnerable to criticism: On the ED and a possible violation of federal principles
1 year, 1 month 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 …

SC asks five TN district collectors to appear before ED in probe related to illegal sand mining
1 year, 1 month ago

SC asks five TN district collectors to appear before ED in probe related to illegal sand mining

New Indian Express  

While allowing the ED appeal, and refusing to upheld the HC order, the bench in its order noted that the Tamil Nadu's writ petition before the HC against the summons was prima facie appeared to be 'misconstrued' and based on a 'misconception of the law'. It in its order, the Apex Court held that prima facie under section 50 of …

ED summons to TN district collectors justified: SC
1 year, 1 month ago

ED summons to TN district collectors justified: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Enforcement Directorate was justified in issuing summons to five district collectors of Tamil Nadu in connection with a money laundering case linked to “illegal” sand mining case; and instead questioned the state government for approaching the Madras high court to get a stay on the summons. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for …

Madras HC reserves orders on Senthil Balaji’s bail plea in money laundering case
1 year, 1 month ago

Madras HC reserves orders on Senthil Balaji’s bail plea in money laundering case

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved the orders on the bail application moved by former minister V Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. After completion of arguments by senior counsels C Aryama Sundaram and Ranjit Kumar for the ex-minister and Additional Solicitor General …

Balaji says money-laundering plaint devoid of merits, files fresh petition
1 year, 1 month ago

Balaji says money-laundering plaint devoid of merits, files fresh petition

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : Former minister V Senthil Balaji filed a fresh petition in the Principal Sessions and Special Court for PMLA cases seeking to discharge him from the money-laundering case stating the complaint against him is devoid of merits. The discharge petition was filed on Friday, a day after the principal sessions court dismissed his petition to defer the trial until …

Former T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji seeks discharge from ED case
1 year, 1 month ago

Former T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji seeks discharge from ED case

The Hindu  

Former Minister and DMK MLA V. Senthilbalaji on Friday, February 16, 2024, filed a petition at the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai seeking discharge from the cases registered against him, by the Directorate of Enforcement. Mr. Senthilbalaji’s counsel, N. Bharanikumar, filed the petition when the Principal Sessions Judge S. Alli took up the case to frame charges against him. Mr. …

Senthilbalaji case | ED urges Madras High Court to order speedy trial, instead of granting bail
1 year, 1 month ago

Senthilbalaji case | ED urges Madras High Court to order speedy trial, instead of granting bail

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has accused former Minister V. Senthilbalaji of intentionally stalling the commencement of trial in a money laundering case and urged the Madras High Court to order speedy trial instead of accepting his plea to grant bail until the completion of trial. ‘Comprise formula criticised by SC’ The ED also highlighted that the Supreme Court, High Court …

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's judicial custody extended until January 11
1 year, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's judicial custody extended until January 11

India TV News  

In an ongoing legal development, a Sessions Court in Tamil Nadu extended the remand of DMK leader and Minister V. Senthil Balaji until January 11. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Balaji on June 14, 2023, in connection with a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scandal during his tenure as the Transport Minister in a previous AIADMK government. Earlier, Balaji …

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 …

Madras HC Stays ED Summons to District Collectors in Sand Mining Case, Calling It 'Fishing Expedition'
1 year, 4 months ago

Madras HC Stays ED Summons to District Collectors in Sand Mining Case, Calling It 'Fishing Expedition'

News 18  

The Madras High Court has ordered an interim stay of operation of the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to five District Collectors in Tamil Nadu in an alleged money laundering case related to sand mining. The main writ petitions, filed by the Tamil Nadu government along with the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Water Resources Department, and the …

Karnataka High Court 'Obliterates' PMLA Proceedings Against Developer For Delay In Delivering Flat To Homebuyer
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka High Court 'Obliterates' PMLA Proceedings Against Developer For Delay In Delivering Flat To Homebuyer

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case for cheating registered by a home buyer against a Developer for delay in delivery of his flat. If the execution of the sale deed is not accepted by the complainant, it cannot mean that it would become a criminal breach of trust or cheating, as the case would be, as there …

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's Plea To Quash CBI's Disproportionate Assets Case Against Him, Vacates Stay On Probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's Plea To Quash CBI's Disproportionate Assets Case Against Him, Vacates Stay On Probe

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court today dismissed Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's plea to quash CBI's disproportionate assets case against him under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Single bench of Justice K Natarajan also vacated interim stay on CBI probe and ordered the central agency to complete its investigation and file the final report within 3 months. Shivakumar had …

Karnataka High Court dismisses DK Shivakumar's petition challenging CBI probe in DA case
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka High Court dismisses DK Shivakumar's petition challenging CBI probe in DA case

India TV News  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's petition challenging the FIR registered by the CBI in disproportionate assets case. SC also upsets Shivakumar in DA case The Supreme Court on Monday refused to vacate the interim stay on the CBI's investigation into the disproportionate assets case against Shivakumar. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose …

Jharkhand high court dismisses Hemant Soren’s plea challenging ED summons
1 year, 5 months ago

Jharkhand high court dismisses Hemant Soren’s plea challenging ED summons

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand high court on Friday dismissed chief minister Hemant Soren’s petition challenging the ED summons and two contentious provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, saying the plea was “not maintainable”. The Jharkhand high court on Friday dismissed chief minister Hemant Soren’s petition challenging the ED summons Soren had challenged the summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement …

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Withdraws Pleas Challenging ED Summonses After Supreme Court Asks Him To Approach HC
1 year, 6 months ago

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Withdraws Pleas Challenging ED Summonses After Supreme Court Asks Him To Approach HC

Live Law  

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren agreed to withdraw his writ petition against summonses by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case, after the Supreme Court on Monday expressed its disinclination to entertain the matter. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a plea filed by the minister seeking the quashing of the …

ED denies Sibal’s charge that Senthilbalaji was asked to join BJP during interrogation
1 year, 6 months ago

ED denies Sibal’s charge that Senthilbalaji was asked to join BJP during interrogation

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Friday denied senior counsel Kapil Sibal’s charge that Minister without portfolio V. Senthilbalaji was asked by the agency during interrogation to join the BJP. During the hearing in the bail application of the Minister, who is in judicial custody following his arrest by the ED in an alleged money laundering case, Mr. Sibal, appearing for …

Focus Tamil Nadu | Will DMK overcome the ED onslaught and legal challenges?
1 year, 7 months ago

Focus Tamil Nadu | Will DMK overcome the ED onslaught and legal challenges?

The Hindu  

Ever since the MK Stalin-led DMK government entered its third year three months ago, it has been facing a particularly turbulent time. Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested by the ED two months ago in a money laundering case, lost a legal battle in the Supreme Court, challenging the ED action. Meanwhile, the ED launched searches at the residences and …

Draft charges filed against ex-Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering case
1 year, 8 months ago

Draft charges filed against ex-Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in money laundering case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday filed draft charges against former Maharashtra cabinet minister MLA Nawab Malik before a special court in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Malik was arrested on February 23, 2022, by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with a probe linked to the …

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers
1 year, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on June 29 evening, unilaterally “dismissed with immediate effect” arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, only to hurriedly backtrack on his decision late in the night. Incidentally, nearly a month ago, the Chief Minister had rejected Mr. Ravi’s demand to drop Mr. Senthilbalaji, who was then holding the …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions
1 year, 9 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 defended the arrest of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case on the grounds that the move was carried out only on the direction of the Supreme Court. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here The party’s …

8 Cases Filed by CBI, ED, IT & 1 ED Summon — What Blocks Shivakumar's Way to Karnataka CM Chair
1 year, 10 months ago

8 Cases Filed by CBI, ED, IT & 1 ED Summon — What Blocks Shivakumar's Way to Karnataka CM Chair

News 18  

Eight cases filed by the CBI, Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and the Karnataka Lokayukatha, and one summon by ED -– these are the nine matters that Congress Chief Ministerial aspirant DK Shivakumar faces currently that could act as an impediment in his pitch for the Karnataka CM chair. Interestingly, all these nine matters are presently pending a challenge before …

CBI officials, cops scramble for pieces after ‘unknown’ docs set on fire in WB
1 year, 11 months ago

CBI officials, cops scramble for pieces after ‘unknown’ docs set on fire in WB

Live Mint  

The officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Kolkata police scrambled through the remains of unknown documents burned by unidentified persons in the Andul Garia area of Bhandar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday. At the top of the list is the teacher recruitment scam in which former minister of the West Bengal government Partha …

HC extends stay on CBI probe against DK Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case
2 years ago

HC extends stay on CBI probe against DK Shivakumar in disproportionate assets case

India Today  

In a big relief for DK Shivakumar, the Karnataka High Court extended the stay on CBI proceedings against the Congress leader till April 6 in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The High Court also granted time till April 6 for the Karnataka government to file objections to another petition filed by DK Shivakumar challenging the sanction granted by the …

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 …

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

ED Detects ‘Proceeds of Crime’ Worth Rs 600 Cr After Raids on Lalu’s Family, RJD Cries Foul
2 years ago

ED Detects ‘Proceeds of Crime’ Worth Rs 600 Cr After Raids on Lalu’s Family, RJD Cries Foul

News 18  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal has cried foul over raids by the Enforcement Directorate on party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family at 24 different locations across the country on Friday. The central agency found Rs 1 crore “unaccounted for cash” and detected “proceeds of crime” worth Rs 600 crore in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged railway …

Cannot Interfere With ED Case Registered In Another State : Karnataka High Court
2 years ago

Cannot Interfere With ED Case Registered In Another State : Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that it cannot interfere with criminal proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement in Mumbai merely on the ground that the accused is staying and operating a bank account in Karnataka. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed by Vihaan Direct Selling India Private Limited which had approached the …

Money Laundering Case: Journalist Rana Ayyub's Plea Challenging Summons by Ghaziabad Court Dismissed by SC
2 years, 1 month 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. …

SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Journalist Rana Ayyub Against Summons in Money Laundering Case
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Journalist Rana Ayyub Against Summons in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case lodged against her by the ED. In her writ petition, Ayyub has sought quashing of the proceedings initiated by the ED in Ghaziabad citing lack of jurisdiction as …

PMLA | Grant Of Bail To Person Appearing In Response To Court Summons Can't Be Interfered With In Absence Of 'Supervening Circumstances': Calcutta HC
2 years, 3 months ago

PMLA | Grant Of Bail To Person Appearing In Response To Court Summons Can't Be Interfered With In Absence Of 'Supervening Circumstances': Calcutta HC

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court recently ruled that an order of bail issued by Special PMLA Court in respect of accused, who appeared before it pursuant to the summons, is not open to interference until and unless supervening circumstances are brought on record. "Taking into account the provisions of Section 65 of the PMLA, 2002 it can be held that if …

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