According to the UNODC, the estimated amount of money laundered each year amounts to 2-5 percent of worldwide GDP, or $800 billion to $2 trillion in today's US dollars. To combat and control money laundering in India, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was implemented.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentions the plea before the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana by All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee challenging the order of Delhi High Court refusing to quash summons issued to him by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in money laundering case.
Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, and his wife Rujira moved the Supreme Court to quash the summons sent by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the West Bengal coal scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).