Delhi High Court Adjourns Mehbooba Mufti's Plea Challenging Vires Of PMLA To August 13

The Delhi High Court has adjourned to August 13 hearing in the plea filed by Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti challenging vires of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh adjourned the matter on the request of Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta. While SGI Tushar Mehta appeared on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate, Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan appeared on behalf...

Espionage Case -Delhi Court Sends Freelance Journalist Rajeev Sharma 7 Days ED Custody Till July 9

A Delhi Court on Friday sent freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma to 7 days Enforcement Directorate's custody till July 9 after he was arrested for allegedly supplying confidential information to Chinese Officials.ED had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR filed against Rajeev Sharma under the provisions of IPC, Official Secrets Act. It was thus the case of ED that Sharma had supplied confidential information to Chinese Officials in return of some remuneration thereby comprising...

INX Media Case: Delhi Court Exempts P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram From Personal Appearance

A Delhi Court on Wednesday fixed as April 16 the date for scrutiny of documents in the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case against Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others.Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal while putting up for scrutiny of documents, also exempted personal appearances of the accused persons in the case at the request of their counsels.Both the Counsel appearing on behalf of P Chidambaram...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Former Rajya Sabha MP KD Singh In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Rajya Sabha MP, belonging to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), in a money laundering case registered by Enforcement Directorate against him. Special CBI Judge Geetanjali Goel granted bail to KD Singh subject to furnishing of personal bond in the sum of Rs. 5 lakhs with two sureties of like amount. A case was registered against Singh by ED under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Singh was thereafter arrested by ED on 12th January 2021, was remanded...

INX Media Case: Delhi Court Issues Summons To P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram & Others In Money Laundering Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued summons to Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram and 8 others in the main chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the INX Media money laundering case. Special Judge MK Nagpal issued summons for appearance to all the accused persons after taking cognizance of the ED's main chargesheet in the case. All the accused persons are now asked to appear before the Court on 7th April 2021. "I find sufficient material and...

PMLA- Even If Predicate Offence Is Compromised, Compounded, Quashed, ED's Investigation Is Not Affected Or Wiped Away: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that the Enforcement Directorate could continue investigation into cases of money-laundering even after investigation into the base/scheduled offences were closed. A Single Judge Bench of Justice AS Gadkari ruled to the effect stating, "Once an offence under the PMLA is registered on the basis of a Scheduled Offence, then it stands on its own and it thereafter does not require support of Predicate/Scheduled Offence. It further does not depend upon...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay ED Summons To Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court today refused to grant a stay on summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued to the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti on a case against her under S.50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Her appearance before ED is now due for Mar 22. She was represented by Sr. Adv. Nitya Ramakrishnan, whereas Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, alongwith others appeared for the Centre...

Won't Insist On Personal Appearance Of Mehbooba Mufti Till March 19, ED Tells Delhi High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today submitted before the Delhi High Court that it would not insist upon the appearance of PDP leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti with respect to a summons issued upon her in a case against her under S.50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.Mufti had moved Court on Monday seeking quashing of summons issued to her by the ED.Mufti has claimed in her petition that she received the summons on her personal email ID...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Expeditious Filling Of Vacancies At PMLA Appellate Tribunal

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for directions to expeditiously fill the long-standing vacancies at the Appellate Tribunal, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (ATPMLA). A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, heard the matter and recorded that the vacancies were causing "immense hardship". Accordingly, notice has been issued, returnable in four weeks. The Petitioner has been permitted to serve...

Karnakata High Court Reserves Order On Amnesty International's Plea Against ED Freezing Its Bank Accounts

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the petition filed by international human rights body, Amnesty International's India offices (M/s Indians for Amnesty International Trust), challenging the communication issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to banks directing them to freeze the accounts held by trust. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar had on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate to respond whether it is willing to allow the petitioner to make statutory dues...

Religare Finvest: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Bail Plea Moved By Malvinder Singh

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a bail plea moved by Religare Finvest's ex-promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate. The court has also asked the Petitioner to submit the orders of the Supreme Court in a similar case filed by his brother and co-accused Shivinder Mohan Singh. Singh is accused of money laundering as per the offences laid down in sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money ...

Kochi Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar In Money Laundering Case Related To Gold Smuggling

Suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar was on Tuesday denied bail by a court in Kochi (Cochin) in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to money laundering charges in the Kerala gold smuggling racket.The special court dealing with Prevention of Money Laundering Act case (PMLA) here rejected the plea moved by the former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.The court had on November 12 posted the plea to Tuesday for orders after hearing arguments of the prosecution and the defence in...