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West Bengal Opposes ED’s Article 32 Writ Petition in Supreme Court: Argues Enforcement Directorate Lacks Juristic Personality as Mere Government Department and Cannot Invoke Fundamental Rights Against a State

The State of West Bengal on Wednesday strongly opposed the maintainability of the writ petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate under Article 32 of the Constitution, contending that the ED…

Supreme Court Hears Pleas Against Withdrawal of CBI Consent for Prosecution of Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

The Supreme Court today heard pleas challenging the Karnataka government’s withdrawal of consent for the CBI to prosecute Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets…

Supreme Court Grants Conditional Bail to Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee

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On December 13, the Supreme Court directed the conditional release of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on bail in the money laundering case linked to a recruitment scam.…

Supreme Court Reserves Order on Partha Chatterjee’s Bail Petition in Money Laundering Case

4 Dec 20244 Dec 2024

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the bail petition filed by Partha Chatterjee, the former West Bengal Education Minister and current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), in connection…

Supreme Court to Examine ED’s Power to Attach Property Without FIR

The Supreme Court has decided to examine whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can attach property in the absence of an FIR related to the scheduled offence that the property is…

Punjab and Haryana High Court Criticizes Judicial Officers in PMLA Cases; Quashes Remand Order in Balwant Singh Case

In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a remand order passed by a Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a…

EX-Maharashtra Home Minster Anil Deshmukh moves to Supreme Court

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate had, on Saturday, issued…

Delhi High Court refuses to stay proceedings against Amnesty International

On friday, the Delhi High Court refused to stay proceedings related to a Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) passed against Amnesty International India in November 2020 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).…

Bail given to Venugopal Dhoot, Chairman of Videocon Industries

The Mumbai Sessions Court, directed the Chairman of Videocon Industries, Venugopal Dhoot, after granting him bail to submit a bail bond of Rs. 5 lakhs and not to leave the…

ED attaches Rs 11.86 cr assets of Farooq and others in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association(JKCA) money laundering case.

Farooq Abdullah is the chairman of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the…