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1 week, 2 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 …

Court Money Laundering Money Haryana Accused High Punjab

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court Flags “Disturbing Features” In ED's Arrest Of Ex-IAS Officer In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted “disturbing features” of the arrest of former IAS officer Anil Tuteja by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case connection with the Chhattisgarh liquor scam and A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that Tuteja was taken by ED from the ACB office, interrogated throughput the night …

Supreme Court Court Office Case Chhattisgarh Singhvi Pmla

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted on January 23 a plea by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar against a money laundering probe by the Enforcement Directorate. Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025 A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma deferred the matter saying it …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi High Court defers DK Shivakumar's plea against ED disproportionate assets probe

India Today

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s plea against a money laundering investigation by the Enforcement Directorate to January 23, 2025. Shivakumar had filed the petition in 2022, seeking to quash the ED’s investigation, including summons issued to him under an Enforcement Case Information Report registered in 2020 following allegations of …

Investigation Disproportionate Assets Delhi High Court Case Shivakumar Ecir

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Make Statements Against CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corp Case

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the prosecution initiated against two Enforcement Directorate officers who are investigating Valmiki Corporation case and were alleged of coercing a witness to make statements against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. During the hearing then the bench had orally observed “When officers perform duty if you go on registering FIR against them.nobody will perform their duty.” …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man Who Filed Complaint Against ED Officers For 'Coercing' Him To Make Statements On CM Siddaramaiah Seeks Withdrawal, Karnataka HC Told

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court was informed on Wednesday that Kalesh B, the complainant who registered a case against two Enforcement Directorate officers investigating the Valmiki Corporation case for allegedly coercing the former to make statements against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has sought to withdraw his complaint. During the hearing the bench had orally observed “When officers perform duty if you go …

Case Complainant Officers Siddaramaiah Ecir

3 months, 1 week ago

ED’s ECIR need not be quashed just because FIR has been set aside, rules Madras High Court

The Hindu

The Enforcement Case Information Report registered by the Directorate of Enforcement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002 cannot be quashed if the First Information Report registered by another agency for the predicate offence had been quashed only on technical or procedural grounds and not on substantive grounds, the Madras High Court has ruled. The petitioner had contended …

Karnataka Court High Cbi Fir Pmla Quashed

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Are judges not entitled to change mind before signing orders? asks Justice Subramaniam of Madras High Court

The Hindu

Subramaniam of the Madras High Court on Tuesday asked whether judges are not entitled to refrain from signing an order dictated in open court and decide to hear the case, by giving due opportunity to the litigants to make their submissions, before taking a final decision. However, Justice Subramaniam told the senior counsel that when the present petition for quashing …

Counsel Court Order Case Dgp Open Court Subramaniam

4 months, 1 week ago

Legally Speaking | From arrests to trials to judgments: A look at the track record of the Enforcement Directorate

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court, on August 7, 2024, commented on the low number of convictions secured by the Enforcement Directorate, despite registering 5,000 odd cases. On August 6, 2024, the Union ministry of home affairs informed Parliament that, from 2014-2024, a total of 5,297 cases were registered under the PMLA and conviction was secured in 40 cases and acquittals in three. …

Delhi Trial Money Laundering Cases Prosecution 2024 Amendment

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Dismisses TN Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan's Plea Challenging PMLA Proceedings By ED

Live Law

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister challenging the PMLA proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Proceedings against him. Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice V Sivagnanam dismissed Radhakrishnan's plea and asked him to cooperate with the investigating agency to complete the probe in the money laundering case and allow it to file …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court adjourns review of 2022 PMLA judgment

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing on a series of petitions seeking a review of its 2022 judgment in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case, which upheld several contentious provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case affirmed the extensive powers granted to the ED under the PMLA. On …

Supreme Court Judgment Court Money Laundering Petitions Review Hearing

5 months ago

Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Name CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corporation Case

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed further investigation against two Enforcement Directorate officers, who are investigating the Valmiki Corporation case and are alleged of coercing a witness in the case to make a incriminating statement against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the case. During the hearing the bench orally observed “When officers perform duty if you go …

Investigation Case State Cbi Fir Ed Officers Valmiki Corporation

5 months 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 …

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5 months ago

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently restrained the Enforcement Directorate from carrying out its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining. The court added that unless a case in the scheduled offence was registered and such an offence generated proceeds of crime, the ED could not have initiated any action. …

Crime Action Court Money Mining Illegal Scheduled

5 months, 1 week ago

ED cannot make arrests under PMLA on a whim, says SC

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on July 12 held that the power to arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cannot be exercised on the “whims and fancies” of Directorate of Enforcement officers. Highlighting that PMLA allowed arrests on the subjective opinion of ED officers, the court said an officer’s “reasons to believe” that a person was guilty and deserved arrest …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Officials Of CMRL Prima Facie Liable For Misappropriating Public Money, Cheating General Public: ED Tells Kerala High Court

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The Enforcement Directorate today submitted before the Kerala High Court that officials of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd, a public limited company committed cognizable offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and cheated the general public by misappropriating large amounts of public money. The Counsel for ED submitted that CMRL, being a public limited company has prima facie …

Court Money Officials Public Stated Fir Prima Facie

6 months ago

Offences Under IPC Or Arms Act Discovered By ED While Searching Under FEMA Can Be Treated As Predicate Offences Under PMLA: Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the plea seeking quashing of the Enforcement Case Information Report lodged under PMLA on the basis of a search conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The predicate offence was the FIR lodged pertaining to visa fraud under Sections 472 lodged under PMLA on the basis of a search conducted under …

Court Enforcement Ipc Fema Punjab Fir Act

6 months ago

Delhi Court granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal without reading ED documents saying it has no time to read them

Op India

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by Special Judge Niyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts yesterday evening, the detailed order of which was uploaded today. The Enforcement Directorate moved the High Court against the bail order today, and now it has been revealed that the lower court called ED’s arrest of Kejriwal ‘mala fide’ and granted bail without …

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7 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to a man who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate after noting that there is no scheduled offence as per the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against him in the chargesheet filed in the predicate case.The Court noted that the proceedings under the PMLA can be initiated only if offences mentioned …

Supreme Court Court Case Ipc Fir Scheduled Pmla

7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XVI]

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Prevention of Dangerous Activities Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Dacoits, Drug-Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Land Grabbers, Spurious Seed Offenders, Insecticide Offenders, Fertiliser Offenders, Food Adulteration Offenders, Fake Document Offenders, Scheduled Commodities Offenders, Forest Offenders, Gaming Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Explosive Substances Offenders, Arms Offenders, Cyber Crime Offenders and White Collar or Financial Offenders Act 1986; Section 3 - …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam case: ED attaches properties worth ₹205 crore

The Hindu

The Directorate of Enforcement on Friday stated that it has provisionally attached properties worth approximately ₹205.49 crore in the ongoing investigation of liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. The action follows the registration of a fresh ECIR in connection with the liquor scam which, according to ED’s claim, cost the State exchequer ₹2,161 crores during the tenure of the previous Congress government. …

Congress Liquor Crore Fir Chhattisgarh Ecir Liquor Scam

8 months, 1 week ago

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling

Hindustan Times

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday registered a new case to probe “afresh” alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh’s liquor industry, people aware of developments said — a day after the Supreme Court quashed money laundering proceedings in the case, holding that no scheduled offence was established for the agency to proceed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Chhattisgarh police FIR …

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9 months, 1 week ago

ED Summons Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Documents Required For Confrontation Or Probe Not Specified In It: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has said that the summons issued by Enforcement Directorate cannot be quashed merely because relevant documents required for investigation or confrontation with an accused have not been specified in them.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said the summoning, in exercise of statutory powers, cannot be stalled merely on mere apprehension that the accused may be arrested. The Delhi …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

SC upholds HC’s order of quashing of ECIR against Suresh Venkatachari - The Hindu

The Hindu

SecureKloud Technologies, a digital transformation and cloud technology provider listed on NSE and BSE, on Monday, said the Supreme Court of India upheld the recent Madras High Court ruling, in which the court unequivocally quashed the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate against US-based Indian entrepreneur Suresh Venkatachari, the promoter of SecureKloud Technologies. The Supreme Court rejected the …

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

Supreme Court Flags “Disturbing Features” In ED's Arrest Of Ex-IAS Officer In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam

Delhi HC to hear D K Shivakumar's plea against ED probe in Jan 2025

Delhi High Court defers DK Shivakumar's plea against ED disproportionate assets probe

Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Make Statements Against CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corp Case

Man Who Filed Complaint Against ED Officers For 'Coercing' Him To Make Statements On CM Siddaramaiah Seeks Withdrawal, Karnataka HC Told

ED’s ECIR need not be quashed just because FIR has been set aside, rules Madras High Court

Are judges not entitled to change mind before signing orders? asks Justice Subramaniam of Madras High Court

Legally Speaking | From arrests to trials to judgments: A look at the track record of the Enforcement Directorate

Madras High Court Dismisses TN Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan's Plea Challenging PMLA Proceedings By ED

Supreme Court adjourns review of 2022 PMLA judgment

Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Name CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corporation Case

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

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining

ED cannot make arrests under PMLA on a whim, says SC

Officials Of CMRL Prima Facie Liable For Misappropriating Public Money, Cheating General Public: ED Tells Kerala High Court

Offences Under IPC Or Arms Act Discovered By ED While Searching Under FEMA Can Be Treated As Predicate Offences Under PMLA: Punjab & Haryana HC

Delhi Court granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal without reading ED documents saying it has no time to read them

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To PMLA Accused As Chargesheet Dropped Scheduled Offence

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XVI]

Chhattisgarh liquor scam case: ED attaches properties worth ₹205 crore

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling

ED Summons Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Documents Required For Confrontation Or Probe Not Specified In It: Delhi High Court

SC upholds HC’s order of quashing of ECIR against Suresh Venkatachari - The Hindu