Fema / RBI : RBI's KYC framework mandates customer identification, risk categorization, and ongoing monitoring to combat money laundering and t...
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...
Fema / RBI : Individuals who receive or transfer funds on behalf of others may face prosecution under various Indian laws. The article explains...
Corporate Law : Organized crime disrupts fair competition by introducing illegal goods and laundering illicit funds. The analysis highlights its d...
Corporate Law : This examines whether recent rulings have strengthened or softened bail standards under PMLA. The key takeaway is that courts are ...
Finance : The agreements introduce structured protocols for intelligence sharing and monitoring compliance under PMLA. The ruling highlights...
Corporate Law : FIU-IND imposed a ₹9.27 crore penalty on Bybit for violating PMLA compliance. The platform operated without registration, leadin...
Corporate Law : Bombay High Court directs Enforcement Directorate to regulate statement recording hours under PMLA, emphasizing same-day examinati...
Corporate Law : Read about the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) search operations under PMLA at 14 locations in Haryana and Punjab, uncovering ca...
Finance : Discover India exceptional performance in the FATF Mutual Evaluation 2023-24, placing it in the 'regular follow-up' category and b...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court granted bail under the PMLA, noting prolonged custody, documentary evidence, delayed trial, parity with co-accused, ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court set aside the High Court's PMLA bail order for failure to apply Section 45 twin conditions and remanded the matter f...
Corporate Law : Karnataka HC refused to cancel bail, holding that the Section 45(1) PMLA proviso exempts women from the twin conditions, subject t...
Income Tax : Orissa HC permitted surrender and directed same-day bail consideration under a strict first hour-second hour timeline, applying pa...
Corporate Law : Karnataka HC granted PMLA bail after 275 days’ custody, holding Article 21 prevailed where trial had not progressed and delay wa...
Corporate Law : The Centre has permitted Home First Finance Company India Ltd. to perform Aadhaar authentication under Section 11A of the PMLA aft...
Corporate Law : The Finance Ministry has permitted seven reporting entities to conduct Aadhaar authentication under Section 11A of the PMLA. The n...
Corporate Law : NRIs and OCIs can now digitally onboard to NPS with relaxed physical presence requirements, while ensuring stringent KYC, anti-fra...
Finance : Ministry of Finance streamlines PMLA KYC rules for SEBI-defined intermediaries, allowing CKYCRR uploads, updates, and retrieval to...
Corporate Law : The Ministry of Finance has appointed 53 Special Public Prosecutors to handle cases on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement un...
ED has seized Rs.5551.27 Crore of M/s Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited lying in the bank accounts under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 in connection with the illegal outward remittances made by the company Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has seized Rs.5551.27 Crore of M/s Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited under the provisions […]
ED has provisionally attached assets amounting to Rs. 7.27 Crore including Fixed deposits worth Rs. 7.12 Crore of Jacqueline Fernandez under PMLA, 2002 in the case of Sukesh Chandrasekh Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets amounting to Rs. 7.27 Crore including Fixed deposits worth Rs. 7.12 Crore of Jacqueline Fernandez under Prevention of Money […]
ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs. 1.88 Crore, under PMLA, 2002 in a disproportionate assets case against Giansing Panmei, the then Superintendent of Customs & Central Excise, Imphal Press Release 20.04.2022 Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs. 1.88 Crore, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection to a […]
Introduction: I like watching good movies in the theatres, after going by the reviews and word of mouth publicity, so far so good but since the year 2010 till date, I have started listening to the news of Select Blockbuster movies earning anywhere from 350 crores to 1000 crores on a Budget ranging from 200 […]
Central Government after consultation with IDAI & RBI permits 38 reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money-laundering Act. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. S.O. 1702(E). | Dated: 8th April, 2022 S.O. 1702(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section […]
Anticipatory bail denied in PMLA case, applicant accused of money laundering. Enforcement Directorate cites forged documents and Rs.25,000 tainted money.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred as IBC) has been enacted with a vision to balance between the protection of the company as going concern and safeguarding the interests of creditors by approving the corporate insolvency resolution plans by the learned Adjudicating Authority i.e. National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)[1]. Since, its promulgation, IBC […]
84.61% of total defrauded funds attached/seized under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA) and Consortium of banks realizes Rs. 7,975.27 crore by sale of assets. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA) provide that the Special Court trying the offence […]
Abhishek Banerjee Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Delhi High Court) With regard to the allegation of mala fide it would be apposite to note that the same is to be established to a specific assertion on the basis of proven facts and not on the basis of conjectures and surmises. The burden of establishing mala fide […]
Raj Singh Gehlot Vs Directorate of Enforcement (Delhi High Court) As per the prosecution complaint, in total, Term loan of Rs.810 crores was availed by AHPL and sanctioned by the consortium of banks. The funds were disbursed through an Escrow Account maintained with J&K Bank, Ansal Plaza Branch. The FIR was registered against the applicant, […]
