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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. …

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. …

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakravarty in connection with its investigation into a case filed under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. July 7, 2021: Delhi HC grants interim protection to NewsClick founder till August 5 in foreign funding case The Delhi High Court …

A Delhi Court on Saturday rejected the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal denied bail to Thapar after reserving the order last week. The Court had sent Thapar to judicial custody after an application was filed on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate.An ECIR was registered …

A Delhi Court on Saturday reserved order on the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal will now be pronouncing the order on October 30. The Court had sent Thapar to judicial custody after an application was filed on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate.An ECIR was …

The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended interim protection granted to PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited and its Founder Prabir Purkayastha, till September 2 in connection with the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.The company owns the portal NewsClick.in.Justice Mukta Gupta adjourned hearing of the plea for quashing of ECIR and extended interim protection. The Delhi High Court …

The Delhi High Court on Monday extended the interim protection granted to news portal NewsClick and its editor, Prabir Purkayastha, from coercive action in connection with a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. Justice Mukta Gupta also sought a response from the ED on Mr. Purkayastha, also the founder of NewsClick, seeking anticipatory bail in the money laundering …