Senior Advocate A.M. Singhvi argued that the Vijay Madanlal judgement incorrectly upheld provisions which were declared unconstitutional

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

October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more

In 2022, the Supreme Court delivered important Judgments on reservations, religious freedoms, freedom of speech and more.

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.

Justice Khanwilkar wrote a number of impactful Judgments including a flurry of decisions delivered at the end of his 6-year tenure.

The SC delivered Judgments on the One Rank One Pension policy and Vanniyar reservations in Tamil Nadu.

The Court engaged with State reservations policies, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the Union's OROP policy.

DESK BRIEF: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act was enacted to honour India's obligations under a UN Convention on Drug Trafficking.

DESK BRIEF: Why was a Money Bill used to pass amendments to the PMLA, even though it did not contain any finance related provisins?

The Court engaged extensively with data for reservations, the rights of money laundering suspects, and the limits of legislative privileges.