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Satyendar Jain Case Transfer | 'Special Judge An Upright Officer But Circumstances Raise Apprehension of Probable Bias': Delhi Court
Transferring the proceedings in a money laundering case against Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain to another judge, a Delhi Court today observed that although the special judge, who was hearing the matter, is an upright officer, the overall "circumstances" are sufficient to raise a reasonable apprehension of probable bias in the mind of the Enforcement Directorate.Allowing the...
Long Tenure For ED Director Serves Public Interest, Challenge Against It Politically Motivated : Centre To Supreme Court
From claiming that the petitioners are politically motivated to stating that the legislature's motive in enacting a law cannot be questioned, the Central government has filed a comprehensive counter affidavit supporting the extension of tenure given to the Director of the Directorate Enforcement (ED). This affidavit came in response to a batch of petitions challenging the extension...
Benami Transactions And Arbitrary Confiscation - First Chink In The Armour Of Supreme Court's Landmark PMLA Judgment?
A 3 judge bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court comprising of the Hon'ble Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Justice Krishna Murari and Hon'ble Justice Hima Kohli in Union of India vs M/s Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd, Civil Appeal No. 5783 of 2022 while dealing with a legal question whether the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 as amended by the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 has a prospective effect or not, has also touched upon the judgement...
PMLA Review: Supreme Court Agrees To Relook Into Aspects Of Providing ECIR To Accused & Negation Of Presumption Of Innocence
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition filed by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram, seeking review of its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.A bench headed by CJI NV Ramana opined that prima...
PMLA Review,- LIVE UPDATES From CJI Ramana's Bench In Supreme Court
Outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is hearing several crucial cases on his second last working day(August 25) as a judge of the Supreme Court.On Thursday, CJI Ramana is sitting in six different bench combinations and will hear important cases such as Pegasus, Bilkis Bano remission, review against the PMLA...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Allows Open Court Hearing For Review Against PMLA Judgment; Hearing Tomorrow
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed open court hearing in the review petition filed against the judgment upholding the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice CT Ravikumar passed the order allowing oral hearing in the review petition filed by Karti P Chidambaram. It may...
Breaking: Supreme Court To Hear Today Review Petition Against Its PMLA Judgement
The Supreme Court will hear today a petition seeking review of its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The matter is listed at 1:20pm before a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Interim Bail Plea By Chief MD Of Future Maker Life Care In Ponzi Scheme
The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea filed by Radhey Shyam, Chief Managing Director of Future Maker Life Care Pvt. Ltd. seeking interim bail to attend his parents' last rites, rituals and ceremonies. The writ petition was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking grant of interim bail for a period of three weeks on account of...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Its PMLA Judgment
A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The plea was mentioned before CJI NV Ramana today and will be listed in due course. Through...
Might Have Taken A Different View In PMLA Judgment, Says Justice Nageswara Rao; Flags Strategy To Muzzle Dissent By Selective Prosecution
On the 76th Independence Day of India, Retired Supreme Court Justice Nageswara Rao opined that he would have probably taken a different view in the judgment upholding the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).When asked on the correctness and impact of the Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the validity of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 , this is...
ED's Power Under PML Act Rests On The Quartet-Test Of 'Search', 'Seize', 'Proceeds Of Crime' & 'Money-Laundering': Calcutta High Court
In a significant order, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday explained and deliberated upon the procedure of Search, Seizure of Property & Impounding of Records as provided under Section 17 (1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya stressed that the power of the Directorate of Enforcement under the PML Act rests upon the quartet-test of...
No PMLA Case Without Scheduled Offence : Mumbai Special Court Applies Supreme Court's Recent Judgment
In a first after the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, a Special court in Mumbai ordered the interim release of two accused in a money laundering case after the accused claimed they were exonerated in the scheduled offence. Special Judge MG Deshpande relied on the Vijay MandalChaudhary and others Vs. Union of India [SLP (Crl.) No.4634 of 2014,...