PMLA
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 on Monday. The State has sought for a stay on the summons and stay of proceedings under the ECIR. The State...
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 leave petition challenging a decision of the Delhi High Court to deny him bail in April. Jain was...
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 to defer the hearing, in view of the retirement of Justice Kaul next month. The bench requested the...
'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 the right to liberty. The judgment in ADM Jabalpur was set aside after 40 years. AK Gopalan was set aside in...
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 Kanta Sharma rejected the interim bail plea moved by Arora on the ground of his daughter’s mental health condition,...
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 under section 19(1) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), violating his rights under Articles 14, 21 and...
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 not do it. This is not about the power, but about the necessity of an arrest"A bench comprising Justices...
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 ECIR and a summon issued by ED. Katyal also sought to restrain ED from taking any coercive action against...
If Trial Is Delayed For No Fault Of Accused, Courts Must Consider Grant Of Bail: Supreme Court
Detention or jail before being pronounced guilty of an offence should not become punishment without trial, said the Supreme Court in the judgment refusing bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The Court in its judgment has emphasised that the right to speedy trial is a fundamental right within the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court observed that, if the trial is unnecessarily delayed for no fault of the accused, the...
Supreme Court Adjourns Senthil Balaji's Plea For Bail On Medical Grounds Till Next Week
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 30) adjourned the hearing of Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Senthil Balaji's plea seeking bail on medical grounds until next week. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in June this year in connection with a cash-for-job money laundering case.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a special leave petition against an October 19 order of the Madras High Court dismissing Balaji's application for bail on medical...