Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed Aug 28 for final hearing on a batch of petitions seeking review of its 2022 verdict by which all the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) were upheld and declared valid.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, C T Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan asked parties to prepare common compilations of pleadings and be ready to argue the case on Aug 28.
The petitioners are seeking re-examination of order of the apex court which had on July 27, 2022 upheld the stringent regime prescribed for money laundering offences and vast powers enjoyed by Enforcement Directorate, giving the agency the go-ahead to arrest people and conduct search and seizure even when no complaint has been filed, making statements made before the agency admissible in court while, also, putting the burden on the accused to prove his innocence.
Interestingly, within a month of the order, SC decided to re- examine the verdict and issued notice to Centre in Aug 2022.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, C T Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan asked parties to prepare common compilations of pleadings and be ready to argue the case on Aug 28.
The petitioners are seeking re-examination of order of the apex court which had on July 27, 2022 upheld the stringent regime prescribed for money laundering offences and vast powers enjoyed by Enforcement Directorate, giving the agency the go-ahead to arrest people and conduct search and seizure even when no complaint has been filed, making statements made before the agency admissible in court while, also, putting the burden on the accused to prove his innocence.
Interestingly, within a month of the order, SC decided to re- examine the verdict and issued notice to Centre in Aug 2022.
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