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...
The tribunal ruled that buying property through a court-supervised auction does not shield a transaction from benami law. Where the lender’s creditworthiness and real source of funds are unproven, provisional attachment is valid.
The SAFEMA Appellate Tribunal held that property attachment under PMLA requires prima facie proof of a money trail. Mere suspicion or association with accused persons is insufficient to sustain attachment.
The Tribunal held that holding and operating a foreign bank account without RBI approval is a continuing contravention under FEMA. Subsequent repatriation or tax disclosure does not wipe out liability, and penalties were upheld.
The Tribunal ruled that a car financed partly through unexplained cash could be attached under PMLA, even though a bank held a secured interest, reinforcing that tainted funds justify attachment.
The Tribunal ruled that even without direct fund transfer, deep financial and management integration justified tagging the deposits as value of proceeds of crime. The attachment was sustained as the company formed part of the same economic group.
The case examines whether bank-account freezing orders can stand without meeting mandatory requirements under Section 20 before invoking Section 8. The Court held that failure to follow the statutory scheme vitiated the confirmation orders. The key takeaway is that procedural lapses render downstream PMLA actions legally unsustainable.
The SAFEMA Tribunal upheld the attachment of land registered in a tribal’s name, finding it a benami transaction under the amended Act. The ruling confirmed that purchasing restricted tribal land using funds provided by a non-tribal beneficial owner for future commercial resort development is illegal circumvention.
The Tribunal upheld the ED’s attachment of ₹4.04 crore worth of properties acquired through extortion and land grabbing. The ruling confirms that merely filing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) is insufficient to establish a lawful income source when no supporting business evidence or financial trail exists for the claimed income.
An Appellate Tribunal upheld the ED’s provisional attachment of properties in a major fraud case. The ruling confirmed that the 2009 amendment to Section 5(1) of PMLA permits property attachment even if the owners are not formally charged, provided attachment is necessary to prevent asset concealment.
The Tribunal set aside the freezing of bank accounts and seizure of assets under PMLA, ruling that the Enforcement Directorate’s failure to provide the fundamental FIR documents violated statutory procedure. The key takeaway is that FIRs are essential Relied Upon Documents for PMLA proceedings and their non-supply vitiates the entire adjudication order.
