The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the summons issued against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case against her.
Special CBI Judge Ajay Gulati passed orders finding that the custodial interrogation of the brother of Trinamool Congress leader Vinay Mishra is necessary to unearth the conspiracy.
The plea filed by Mufti also challenged the vires of Section 50 of the PMLA, which empowers ED officers to summon any person to give evidence or produce records.
The Supreme Court issued notice on the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the Kerala High Court order granting bail to suspended IAS officer M. Sivasankar, who was arrested in the gold smuggling case.
The Supreme Court has allowed MP Karti P Chidambaram to travel abroad on condition to deposit Rupees 2 crores. The Apex Court has also directed him to furnish his itinerary and the place where he will stay.
The non-disclosure came to light during a joint search conducted by officials from the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate on December 1, 2015 in connection with the case of Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd.
According to the High Court, ED's plea for revoking the approver status was not maintainable as statement under Section 306 (4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that requires recording of the statement of an accomplice who has been granted a pardon, had not been recorded.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and Justices A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian today asked for the bail appeal of hawala operator Naresh Jain to be listed before Justice SK Kaul, whose court is dealing with a connected matter.