The story so far: In a major setback to Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, the Madras High Court on July 14 upheld the legality of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and his subsequent remand in judicial custody in a money-laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. Justice C.V. Karthikeyan delivered the ruling on a habeas corpus petition filed by …
“The Prevention of Money Laundering Act is the most draconian statute that has ever seen the light of day in the country,” senior advocate and Member of Parliament Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court of India on Monday. These are issues which can affect the polity of the country.” The senior counsel vehemently argued that the Supreme Court’s July 2022 …
The story so far: Recently, the Supreme Court in the case of Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary vs Union of India gave the judicial stamp of approval to the twin conditions of bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. In the case of Nikesh Tarachand Shah vs Union of India, however, the Court differentiated between the wordings …
