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Fema / RBI - The word money laundering, although not very common even 30 years back has become a household phenomenon. Every scientific invention or technology has been used as a boon or a curse since time immemorial. Little did Oppenheimer know that Manhattan Project would turn out to be the forefather of the most destructive force the world shivers ...
Read MoreFema / RBI - In very simple word Money Laundering can be defined as a measure to convert illicit or illegal fund into legitimate source of Income to deflect suspicion when invested or spent....
Read MoreFema / RBI - What is Money Laundering? It is the process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. Those who commit the underlying criminal activity may attempt to launder the money themselves, but increasingly a new class ...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Money Laundering is the processing of criminal proceeds to disguise its illegal origin. Terrorism, Illegal arms sales, Financial Crimes, Smugglings, Activities of Organized Crimes, Including drug trafficking, Prostitution rings...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Q1. What is PMLA? PMLA refers to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Q2. When did the Prevention of Money Laundering Act come into force? The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 has come into force with effect from 1 July, 2005. The Act was amended by Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act 2009 w.e.f 01.06.2009....
Read MoreFema / RBI - Agreement with other Countries on Money Laundering Information The Government of India has entered into Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs), Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) and Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAC) with over 130 countries including tax havens. These agreement...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Following amendments have been made in the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) through Finance Act 2018. The Amendments aim at further enhancing the effectiveness of the Act, widen its scope and take care of certain procedural difficulties faced by the Enforcement Directorate in prosecution of PMLA cases....
Read MoreFema / RBI - As per information received from the Directorate of Enforcement, New Delhi, the prosecution complaint has been filed against 53 persons, who are absconding, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The list is attached as Annexure-A....
Read MoreFema / RBI - RBI has also stated that provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Rules do not support account portability between banks as records pertaining to identity of a client has to be maintained by the bank establishing relationship with the customer for a period of 10 years from the date of cessation of the transactions betw...
Read MoreFema / RBI - Sub: Master Circular on AML/CFT – Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) /Obligations of Securities Market Intermediaries under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and Rules framed there under. 1. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was brought into force with effec...
Read MoreJ Sekar Vs. Union Of India & Ors (Delhi High Court) - The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the second proviso to Section 5 (1) of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). ...
Read MoreNikesh Tarachand Shah Vs. Union Of India & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) - SC held that Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, insofar as it imposes two further conditions for release on bail, to be unconstitutional as it violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. ...
Read MoreM/s Obulapuram Mining Company Pvt Ltd Vs Joint Director (Karnataka High Court) - By consent of the learned advocates appearing for the parties, all these writ petitions are taken up for hearing together, as similar questions of law are involved in these writ petitions, in order to avoid a conflicting judicial opinion. We are also informed that facts are, almost, identical....
Read MoreBinod Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand & Others (Supreme Court of India) - Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others- In the impugned judgment, it is mentioned that the basic allegation is amassing of illicit wealth by various former Ministers, including a former Chief Minister of the State. The money alleged to have been so earned is of unprecedented amounts. However...
Read MoreNotification No. G.S.R. 456(E) - (16/05/2018) - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette....
Read MoreG.S.R. 383(E) - (19/04/2018) - Central Government hereby appoints the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette of India, as the date on which the provisions of section 208 of Part XIV of the said Act shall come into force....
Read MoreNotification No. 8/2017 - (15/11/2017) - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (sa) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), the Central Government hereby notifies that real estate agents as defined...
Read MoreNotification No. 6/2017 - (16/10/2017) - Obtaining a certified copy by reporting entity shall mean comparing the copy of officially valid document so produced by the client with the original and recording the same on the copy by the authorized officer of the reporting entity in a manner prescribed by the regulator....
Read MoreG.S.R. 1223(E) - (06/10/2017) - The Government has received representations from various Associations in the Gems and Jewellery sector with respect to certain incongruities in Notification No. 4/2017 dated 23rd August, 2017, wherein dealers in precious metals, precious stones and other high value goods were notified as person carr...
Read MoreNotification No. G.S.R. 456(E) - (16/05/2018) -
G.S.R. 383(E) - (19/04/2018) -
J Sekar Vs. Union Of India & Ors (Delhi High Court) -
Nikesh Tarachand Shah Vs. Union Of India & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) -
Notification No. 8/2017 - (15/11/2017) -
Notification No. 6/2017 - (16/10/2017) -
G.S.R. 1223(E) - (06/10/2017) -
