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 Delhi High Court ruled that any increase in the value of assets or shares derived from criminal activities can be treated as “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and attached by the Enforcement Directorate.
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 Allahabad High Court, led by Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, held that the correctness of allegations cannot be tested under Section 482 CrPC, dismissing Sahara’s plea to quash the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering investigation.
The Supreme Court has set aside anticipatory bail granted to former IAS officers Anil Tuteja and Alok Shukla in the Chhattisgarh NAN scam, allowing ED custody for four weeks. Both officers have been given one week to surrender and must cooperate with the probe.
Today, On 5th August, In the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, the Supreme Court told former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, “You will never get bail if we go in merits,” stressing only long incarceration may be considered for relief.
CJI B.R. Gavai said he would speak to Justice Surya Kant on whether to list fresh writ petitions along with review pleas against the 2022 verdict upholding PMLA. Petitioners seek a larger bench reference on ED’s powers.
Kerala High Court issues notice to Veena Vijayan and 11 others in a plea by BJP leader Shone George over alleged Rs 2.7 crore corporate fraud. SFIO flagged bogus transactions between CMRL, Exalogic, and shell companies in its investigation report.
CBI files supplementary charge sheet against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Delhi Waqf Board scam. Allegations include illegal appointments and misuse of official position.
Today, On 15th July, During a Supreme Court hearing, SG Tushar Mehta requested early listing of the PMLA review case, while Kapil Sibal urged issue clarification. The bench replied, “We will list on July 31,” confirming the hearing date.
