ED Claims TN District Collectors Have Withheld Documents; State Disputes ED Assertion

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a report before the Supreme Court mentioning the documents which four District Collectors in Tamil Nadu have not been provided to the ED in the alleged illegal sand mining money laundering case. However, the State of Tamil Nadu disputed the ED's claim.A bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mithal was dealing with ED's plea against Madras HC's order staying ED summons to District Collectors of Vellore, Trichy, Thanjavur and Ariyalur...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To CBI/ED On Manish Sisodia's Bail Applications In Liquor Policy Case

The Supreme Court today issued notice on former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's bail applications in the money laundering and corruption cases registered over the alleged liquor policy scam.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Advocate Vivek Jain (appearing for Sisodia), who argued that Sisodia has remained in custody for 16 months and the trial is at the same stage as it was in October, 2023, when he was given...

Supreme Court Dismisses Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar's Plea To Quash CBI's Disproportionate Assets Case

The Supreme Court today (July 15) dismissed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's petition challenging a High Court order, whereby his plea to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation's disproportionate assets (DA) case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) was rejected.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Shivakumar, submitted that the investigation has commenced without...

Should Trial In Predicate Offence Be Concluded Before Trial In Money Laundering Case? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court (on July 12), while hearing a Special Leave Petition that raised the question of law whether the trial in predicate offence should conclude first before the commencement of trial in a money laundering case, said that the matter needs to be heard. The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih was hearing the plea of Santiago Martin, a giant in India's lottery industry, against the Special Court's order refusing to defer his trial in a money laundering case...

Supreme Court Clarifies Arvind Kejriwal Order While Disposing Of ED's Plea Against Interim Bail To Ex-Punjab Minister

The Supreme Court on July 8 dismissed as infructuous the Enforcement Directorate's plea for cancellation of interim bail granted to former Punjab minister and Congress leader Sadhu Singh Dharamsot in a money laundering case relating to an alleged forest scam.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar passed the order, noting that the relief granted to Dharamsot (for the purpose of campaigning) expired on June 6.To recap, taking cue from the Supreme Court's order in Delhi...

ED Moves Supreme Court Against Bail Granted To Hemant Soren In Money Laundering Case

In a recent development, Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Jharkhand High Court order vide which bail was granted to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.It may be recalled that Soren, who was arrested on January 31 this year, is being investigated for money laundering charges in connection with an illegal mining case, as well as an alleged land scam in Ranchi, the state's capital. The ED is...

Supreme Court Reopens Tomorrow : Key Hearings & Verdicts Anticipated

As the Supreme Court is set to reopen on July 8 after its summer vacation period, here is a brief recollection of the major verdicts and hearings anticipated for the coming half of the year. Key Pronouncements Which Are Awaited : 1. Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 allows foreign migrants of Indian origin, who came to Assam after the 1st January 1966 but before the 25th March 1971, to seek Indian citizenship. The...

Properties Not Connected With 'Proceeds Of Crime' Cannot Be Subject To Attachment Under PMLA: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that properties subject to attachment under the PMLA must be properties acquired through proceeds of crime. It stated that provisions of PMLA cannot be unfairly and unreasonably used to attach properties that are unrelated to any criminal activity.In the present case, the petitioner approached the High Court under Article 226 challenging the freezing of bank accounts and an order of provisional attachment made against an immovable property during the investigations...

Delhi High Court Stays Arvind Kejriwal's Bail, Says Trial Court Didn't Properly Appreciate ED Case & Materials

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday(June 25) stayed the trial court's order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain allowed the application moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking stay of the trial court's order. The court said that the Vacation Judge passed the bail order without going through ED's entire material which reflects “perversity” in it.“The Vacation Judge while passing the Impugned Order did...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Odisha Administrative Service Officer Bijaya Ketan Sahoo In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court today (June 24) granted interim protection from arrest to Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) Officer Bijaya Ketan Sahoo accused of money laundering in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The Court directed Sahoo to appear before the Special Court within two weeks and furnish his bail bonds. The vacation bench of Justices A.S Oka and Rajesh Bindal while issuing notice in the plea for anticipatory bail filed by Sahoo granted protection on the condition...

BREAKING| Delhi High Court Stays Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Till Final Pronouncement On ED's Stay Application

The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 21) stayed the order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the liquor policy case.The Court stayed the operation of the bail order till final order is passed on the stay application filed by the Directorate of Enforcement(ED)."Arguments are heard. I am reserving this order for two three days. Order reserved. Till pronouncement, the operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed," the Court...

ED Acting With Bias Against Arvind Kejriwal, No Direct Evidence On Proceeds Of Crime : Delhi Court In Bail Order

While granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, a Delhi Court has observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has failed to give any direct evidence against the Chief Minister in respect of the proceeds of crime.Vacation judge Niyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts observed that since ED believed that the evidence on record was not sufficient to proceed against Kejriwal, it was taking time to procure the same in any manner. The court also made strong observations...