Application for cross-examination filed before Adjudicating Authority would be integral part of process of adjudication

Dr. U.S. Awasthi Vs Adjudicating Authority Pmla & Anr. (Delhi High Court) The Petitioner’s contention is that in terms of the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Appeal) Rules, 2005, only orders under Section 13(2) and Section 8 of PMLA are appealable to the Appellate Tribunal. As per the Petitioner, an order passed in an application seeking cross-examination is merely a procedural order, and not one under either of the provisions specified in Section 26. The powers of the Adjudicating Authority, under Section 8 of PMLA, are quite vast. The said provision stipulates the various steps to be t...