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 …
The central government and the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday succeeded in buying more time from the Supreme Court to respond to a clutch of petitions demanding reconsideration of a July 2022 verdict that had affirmed a spate of contentious provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Kaul, who heads the bench, said that he is letting go of …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea moved by Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar challenging the investigation initiated by Enforcement Directorate against him in a money laundering case.A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal sought response of ED, while listing the matter for next hearing on December 15. The Delhi High Court …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate in the bail plea filed by Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case with regards to wrongful loss of sum of Rs 466.51 Crores to the bank. Before the Trial Court, the bail plea was opposed by the Enforcement Directorate on the ground that Kapoor …
The Chhattisgarh High Court has issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement on a petition challenging various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, relating to arrest, as ultra vires the Constitution. The said plea The Petitioner, through Advocate Aayush Bhatia, has challenged the constitutionality of the PMLA on the following grounds: 1) Section 50 of the Act …