After the Enforcement Directorate searched I-PAC’s office and its director’s residence in Kolkata, the political consultancy said it fully cooperated with the probe. I-PAC also expressed concern over the “unsettling precedent” while reaffirming its commitment to the law.
The Supreme Court has adjourned till January the plea filed by Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, challenging his arrest in the alleged liquor scam. The Court said the matter cannot be heard piecemeal and will take it up for detailed hearing in the first week of January.
The Supreme Court has relaxed V. Senthil Balaji’s strict bail condition, saying he must now appear only when officially summoned. The court noted his flawless compliance for 1.5 years and called the previous requirement unnecessarily burdensome.
A PIL filed by former government secretary EAS Sarma urges the Supreme Court to monitor a full investigation into alleged Rs 31,580 crore bank fraud by RCOM and Anil Ambani. The plea alleges large-scale fund diversion, fake accounts, shell companies and institutional complicity.
A Mumbai court refused to discharge Nawab Malik’s family-run company in a money laundering case tied to Dawood Ibrahim, citing “sufficient material on record” to frame charges. The court said rent collected through the firms constituted “proceeds of crime.”
The PMLA Appellate Tribunal has dismissed Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram’s appeal and upheld the ED’s attachment of his Delhi property and bank accounts worth crores in the INX Media money laundering case.
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to suspended Jharkhand-cadre IAS officer and former Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan in a money laundering case, citing the delay in trial by the ED. He cannot leave Jharkhand without court permission and must attend all trial hearings.
The Supreme Court saw a fiery exchange between Senior Advocates Harish Salve and Prashant Bhushan during the hearing of the Indiabulls Housing Finance fraud case. Heated words flew over alleged fund diversion, with Bhushan accusing Salve of being out of touch from London.
A Delhi court dismissed Satyendar Jain’s defamation plea against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, saying her remarks echoed ED’s official tweet. The court warned ED against spreading misleading or sensational content.
Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail to NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in money laundering and foreign funding cases. Court also extends relief to director Pranjal Pandey; detailed order awaited.
