Supreme Court Dismisses Amnesty International's Challenge Against ED Freezing Bank Accounts As Provisional Attachment Order Was Passed In Meantime
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Amnesty International's Challenge Against ED Freezing Bank Accounts As Provisional Attachment Order Was Passed In Meantime

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The Supreme Court last week refused to entertain Amnesty International India's petition challenging the Enforcement Directorate's attachment of its bank accounts, in view of the fact that the PMLA Adjudicating Authority passed a provisional attachment order on October 7, 2022.Reserving the right of Amnesty to challenge the provisional attachment order, the Court dismissed the Special. The Supreme Court last week refused to entertain Amnesty International India's petition challenging the Enforcement Directorate's attachment of its bank accounts, in view of the fact that the PMLA Adjudicating Authority passed a provisional attachment order on October 7, 2022. Reserving the right of Amnesty to challenge the provisional attachment order, the Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition. On April 8, 2021, the division bench disposed of the appeal observing that the grounds of challenge against the provisional attachment order are to be raised before the PMLA Adjudicating Authority.

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Karnataka High Court Paves Way For De-Freezing Amnesty International's Bank Accounts, Says ED's 2018 Notice Was Valid Only For 60 Days
2 years ago

Karnataka High Court Paves Way For De-Freezing Amnesty International's Bank Accounts, Says ED's 2018 Notice Was Valid Only For 60 Days

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The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the communication issued by Enforcement Directorate in 2018 to banks, directing them to freeze accounts of NGO M/s Amnesty International Private Limited, alleging violation of provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999,. A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha said in view of Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, ED's notice …

Karnataka High Court Allows Amnesty International To Withdraw Rs 60 Lakhs From Bank Accounts Rejecting ED's Objection
4 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Allows Amnesty International To Withdraw Rs 60 Lakhs From Bank Accounts Rejecting ED's Objection

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The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday partly allowed the petition filed by international human rights body, Amnesty International's India offices, challenging the communication issued by the Enforcement Directorate to banks directing them to freeze the accounts held by trust. A bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar said :"Petition is partly allowed the petitioner is allowed to withdraw an amount …

What Is ED's Legal Power To Ask Banks To Freeze Amnesty India's Accounts? Karnataka High Court Asks
4 years, 3 months ago

What Is ED's Legal Power To Ask Banks To Freeze Amnesty India's Accounts? Karnataka High Court Asks

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The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate to disclose the power under which it has written to the banks directing them to freeze accounts of international human rights body Amnesty International's India offices A single bench of Justice P S Dinesh Kumar asked the counsel of ED : "What provision of law have you exercised in writing the …

Amnesty Shuts India Operations, Accuses Govt of ‘Witch-Hunt’ and ‘Harassment’
4 years, 5 months ago

Amnesty Shuts India Operations, Accuses Govt of ‘Witch-Hunt’ and ‘Harassment’

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Human rights organisation Amnesty International India on Tuesday announced that it will be shutting its operations in the country after it was “compelled to let go off staff in India” and halt all its research work as all its bank accounts have been frozen. “The complete freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the government of India, which it …

RBI Advisory On Moratorium Applicable Even To Loans On Default As On 1st March : Delhi HC [Read Order]
4 years, 11 months ago

RBI Advisory On Moratorium Applicable Even To Loans On Default As On 1st March : Delhi HC [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court has held that the advisory issued by Reserve Bank of India on moratorium on loans in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic is applicable even to loans which were on default as on March 1, 2020.On this premise, the Court restrained Yes Bank from classifying a loan, which was on default since January 1, as Non Performing …

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