Sentences Under PCA, PMLA, FERA And Benami Property Law Should Run Consecutively, Not Concurrently: Petition Before SC [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the sentences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, 1988, The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), And Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) should run consecutively, instead of concurrently.The Petition, filed by BJP leader and...

Aadhaar Hearing [Day 15] Introduction Of Aadhaar Bill As Money Bill Unconstitutional: Datar, Chidambaram

Datar expressed the need for review of the judgment in Binoy Viswam (upholding the mandatory linkage of Aadhaar with PAN card in view of Section 139AA of the IT Act, 1961).On Day 15 of the Aadhaar hearing, senior counsel Arvind Datar, appearing on behalf of the petitioners, has advanced that the introduction of the Aadhaar (Targeted Deliveries of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits...

Karti Chidambaram Seeks SC To Restrain ED From Summoning Him Under PMLA

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, has moved an application in Supreme Court seeking a restraint order against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from summoning him under the PMLA for alleged irregularities in FIPB clearance given to INX Media Ltd.A writ petition for quashing of FIR, registered by the CBI in connection with INX Media case, is pending before the...

Are Offences Under PMLA Cognizable Or Non-Cognizable? Delhi HC Bench Refers Issue, Related Queries To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Are the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cognizable or non cognizable? Do the provisions of Chapter XII CrPC (information to the police and their powers to investigate) apply to PMLA insofar as the offences under the PMLA are concerned and if so, to what extent?A division bench of the Delhi High Court has referred these questions and some others to the Chief Justice...