Corporate Law : A comprehensive roundup of the latest ED and CBI investigations covering money laundering, corruption, builder-bank nexus, and fin...
Corporate Law : The Court examined whether a predicate FIR is necessary before the ED can act under the PMLA. It held that inquiry proceedings and...
Corporate Law : The report highlights major investigations by CBI, ED, DRI, SFIO, and NIA into NEET paper leaks, bank frauds, betting apps, and te...
Corporate Law : Explains why statements recorded during investigative summons carry evidentiary value and how careful handling can prevent escalat...
Corporate Law : Madras High Court rules ED needs a predicate offense to investigate, preventing arbitrary action and emphasizing adherence to juri...
Corporate Law : Authorities found Dubai property acquisitions by Indian residents routed through hawala, leading to action for violations of FEMA ...
Corporate Law : ED arrests two Chinese nationals for exploiting borrowers through digital loan apps, charging high rates, and extorting money usin...
Corporate Law : Bombay High Court directs Enforcement Directorate to regulate statement recording hours under PMLA, emphasizing same-day examinati...
Corporate Law : ED has frozen ₹6.04 crore linked to the fraudulent TradingFX app, which operated as a Ponzi scheme. Ongoing investigations are u...
Finance : Enforcement Directorate's crackdown on illegal forex trading in Ahmedabad leads to seizures worth ₹242.39 Cr. Two arrests made, ...
Corporate Law : Karnataka HC refused to quash IPC and ED proceedings, holding that disputed facts require trial and Section 482 CrPC cannot be use...
Corporate Law : Kerala HC held that it could not direct parallel investigations when the same FIR was already under consideration before the Karna...
Corporate Law : The Calcutta High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate to question the petitioner in Kolkata instead of Delhi. The Court hel...
Fema / RBI : The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA held that attachment under PMLA cannot stand without evidence showing flow of tainted funds. T...
Corporate Law : The Court considered a request to permit limited operation of a frozen account for salary payments. It deferred interim relief and...
Corporate Law : Enforcement Directorate issues directive on summoning legal practitioners, emphasizing compliance with Section 132 of the Bharatiy...
ED carried out search operations on 02.09.2022 at 06 premises in Bengaluru, in respect to an investigation relating to Chinese Loan App Case
ED has seized immovable property at Thanjavur valued at Rs. 8.94 Crore belonging to M/s G V Films Limited, Chennai under FEMA, 1999 in connection with siphoning off foreign exchange in the guise of issuance of 6.4 million number of Global Depository Receipts (GDR) to the tune of Rs. 345.6 Crore. Press Release 01.09.2022 Directorate […]
ED searches the Director of WazirX Crypto-Currency Exchange & freezes its Bank assets worth Rs 64.67 Crore for assisting accused Instant Loan APP Companies in laundering of fraud money via purchase & transfer of virtual crypto assets. Press Release 05.08.2022 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has conducted searches on one of the Directors of M/s Zanmai […]
Renu Devi Banka Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) By this writ petition, petitioners have challenged the impugned show-cause-notice dated 3rd February, 2022 issued by the Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Adjudicating Authority, Chandigarh, against the 24 persons who are third parties/ noticees and none of them are the petitioners in this Writ Petition […]
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court) (i) The question as to whether some of the amendments to the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 could not have been enacted by the Parliament by way of a Finance Act has not been examined in this judgment. The same is left […]
As per ED, Vivo deployed the technique of tax-loss harvesting by creating multiple shell/ dormant companies which were used to transfer its revenue domestically and further back-tracked them to China causing loss to Indian exchequer. It was also alleged that the officials at Vivo did not cooperate with ED.
ED has conducted searches at 8 locations in Sikkim, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai in the Sikkim MCX Fraud case. A total amount of Rs 4.65 Crore was frozen from the bank accounts of brokers that corresponded to the undue gain availed by such brokers by illegally availing Stamp Duty Exemption Directorate of Enforcement Department of […]
The Adjudicating Authority of ED has adjudicated a SCN issued to M/s Amnesty India International Pvt. Ltd.(AIIPL) and its CEO Shri Aakar Patel for contravention of the provisions of FEMA and imposed penalty of Rs. 51.72 Crore and Rs 10 Crore respectively. Enforcement Directorate Press Release 08.07.2022 The Adjudicating Authority of Directorate of Enforcement (ED) […]
ED has carried out searches at 48 locations across the country belonging to VIVO Mobiles India Private Limited and its 23 associated companies under PMLA, 2002. So far, 119 bank accounts with gross balance of Rs. 465 Crore including FDs of 66 Crore of Vivo India, 2kg gold bars, and Rs. 73 Lakh cash have been seized.
ED has provisionally attached Rs. 86.65 Crore lying in various bank accounts and payment gateway accounts pertaining to NBFCs namely M/s Kudos Finance and Investments Private Limited and others under PMLA, 2002 in the Loan App case Press Release 04.07.2022 Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached 16 immovable properties held in the name of […]
