PMLA
ED Can't Summon District Collectors, Argues Tamil Nadu Govt; Madras High Court To Pass Order Tomorrow
Challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to District Collectors in Tamil Nadu in an alleged sand mining money laundering case, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave argued that the ED could not issue summons to the officers under the Act and if any assistance of the officers was required, the ED could have requested the officers instead.“The Parliament has not given them...
‘Scheduled Offence’ Cannot Exist After Quashing Of FIR: Delhi High Court Quashes PMLA Proceedings
The Delhi High Court has quashed PMLA proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against an accused, on the basis of two FIRs registered against him- that were later quashed and compounded after settlement between the parties.Justice Amit Sharma said that a scheduled offence, after an FIR has been quashed, cannot exist and therefore, if there is no scheduled offence, there can...
Tamil Nadu Govt Moves High Court Against ED Summons To District Collectors In Sand Mining Money Laundering Case
The State of Tamil Nadu has moved the Madras High Court challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to District Collectors in Tamil Nadu in connection with the sand mining money laundering case. Though Advocate Genral R Shunmughasumdaram mentioned the matter before the bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan, the bench said it’ll take up the matter...
Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case Until December 4; Interim Bail To Continue
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) adjourned the hearing of Satyendar Jain's bail plea until Monday, December 4. However, it agreed to extend the interim bail granted earlier this year to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader until the next date of hearing. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi is currently hearing the former Delhi government cabinet minister's special...
Supreme Court Dissolves Bench On PMLA Judgment Reconsideration After Centre Seeks Time; 'Doing With Heavy Heart', Says Justice Kaul
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 23) dissolved the bench constituted to consider a batch of applications seeking reconsideration of its Vijay Madanlal Choudhary ruling, which upheld the powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).After the union government sought for more time, the special bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, and Bela M Trivedi decided...
'Affects Right To Liberty' : Kapil Sibal Urges Supreme Court To Reconsider PMLA Judgment Upholding ED's Powers
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday (November 22) urged the Supreme Court to refer to a larger bench to reconsider its Vijay Madanlal Choudhary ruling, which is known for bolstering the powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Raising concerns about the wide-ranging powers of the central agency, the senior counsel said – “The issues involved are very serious and affect...
Excise Policy: Delhi High Court Allows PMLA Accused To Interact With Daughter Suffering From Paranoid Schizophrenia Through VC, Denies Interim Bail
The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed businessman Amit Arora, accused in the PMLA case related to the excise policy scam, to interact with her 16 years old daughter suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia through video-conferencing for half an hour twice a week and wished her “complete psychological recovery” as well as a “life time of positive mental health.”While Justice Swarana...
PMLA | SC Judgment In 'Pankaj Bansal' On Informing Grounds Of Arrest In Writing Applies Prospectively: Bombay High Court In Naresh Goyal’s Case
Refusing relief to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in the money laundering case, the Bombay High Court held that the Supreme Court’s recent judgement in Pankaj Bansal’s case on giving the accused a physical copy of the grounds of arrest would apply only prospectively.In a habeas corpus plea filed through his wife, Goyal contended he was not provided the Grounds of Arrest in writing...
ED Arrest Of Satyendar Jain After 5 Years Of Case Registration & Bail In Predicate Offence Unnecessary: Singhvi To Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday (November 6) questioned the necessity of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate last year. The senior counsel told the Supreme Court, which was hearing the politician's bail plea in a money laundering case, "Unless [the ED] can show demonstrable, obvious, and palpable reasons for making an arrest, it should...
Delhi High Court Refuses To "Throttle" ED Probe At Summons Stage Against Man Who Transacted With Lalu Yadav's Family
While denying relief to a man seeking copy of ECIR in a money laundering case, the Delhi High Court has said that it cannot throttle the investigative process of the Enforcement Directorate at the stage of issuance of summons under PMLA.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the plea moved by one Amit Katyal, who was not named as an accused in the land for job scam case, seeking quashing of...