The Enforcement Directorate informed a Delhi court that its money laundering investigation into the Shikohpur land deal is continuing, particularly regarding DLF’s role. The case under the PMLA names businessman Robert Vadra and others over the Manesar-Shikohpur land transactions in Haryana.
The Allahabad High Court quashed money laundering proceedings against Tulsiani Construction and its directors, holding that civil and commercial disputes cannot be converted into criminal prosecutions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Court also set aside the ED’s summoning and attachment actions.
The Karnataka High Court held that the Enforcement Directorate must strictly comply with statutory requirements before provisionally attaching property under the PMLA, emphasizing that mere reproduction of legal provisions cannot replace genuine application of mind or justify attachment without specific material supporting such action.
The Delhi High Court issued notice to NDTV and its CEO-editor Rahul Kanwal in a defamation suit filed by businessman Anil Ambani over reports concerning Reliance ADA Group-linked investigations. Justice Subramonium Prasad sought responses from the media network and fixed July 18 for the next hearing in the high-profile defamation matter involving CBI and ED-related reporting
