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PMLA Judgement Review deferred as Union government requests extra time
Senior Advocate A.M. Singhvi argued that the Vijay Madanlal judgement incorrectly upheld provisions which were declared unconstitutional
23rd Nov 2023
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PMLA provisions need to be reconsidered by a larger bench, argue petitioners
In Vijay Mandanlal, a three-judge Bench had upheld the wide powers of the ED while also holding that the PMLA is not a penal statute
22nd Nov 2023
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Monthly Review: October 2023
October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more
3rd Nov 2023
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2022 Supreme Court Review: 10 Key Judgments
In 2022, the Supreme Court delivered important Judgments on reservations, religious freedoms, freedom of speech and more.
22nd Dec 2022
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SCO Shorts: The Money Laundering Judgment (PMLA)
On July 27th, 2022, the SC held that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act must be stringent, as it was designed to tackle a heinous crime.
9th Aug 2022
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Justice A.M. Khanwilkar’s Notable Judgments: Bail, Entry Taxes and the Gujarat Riots
Justice Khanwilkar wrote a number of impactful Judgments including a flurry of decisions delivered at the end of his 6-year tenure.
28th Jul 2022
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Monthly Review: March 2022
The SC delivered Judgments on the One Rank One Pension policy and Vanniyar reservations in Tamil Nadu.
1st Apr 2022
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Monthly Review: February 2022
The Court engaged with State reservations policies, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the Union's OROP policy.
28th Feb 2022
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How the global drug crisis led to the PMLA
DESK BRIEF: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act was enacted to honour India's obligations under a UN Convention on Drug Trafficking.
8th Feb 2022
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Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to Money Laundering Act
DESK BRIEF: Why was a Money Bill used to pass amendments to the PMLA, even though it did not contain any finance related provisins?
1st Feb 2022
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Monthly Review: January 2022
The Court engaged extensively with data for reservations, the rights of money laundering suspects, and the limits of legislative privileges.
31st Jan 2022
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Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court will decide if the Enforcment Directorate is obligated to provide the accused with the EDIR filed against them, and if the reversal of the presumption of innocence in money laundering cases is constitutional. The outcome of this review will have an impact on the rights of an accused person in India’s criminal jurisprudence. It will decide if an accused can be presumed guilty until proven otherwise.
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