A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against the top court's July 27 judgment upholding the Constitutional validity of the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)..The plea was mentioned on Monday before Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana who agreed to list the matter."Is this on Justice Khanwilkar's judgment," the CJI asked"Yes," the lawyer who mentioned the matter responded. "Ok, we will list it," the CJI said..The Supreme Court had, on July 27, upheld the validity of provisions of PMLA.The verdict saw stringent bail conditions in money-laundering cases being upheld, in variance with earlier Supreme Court decisions.Provisions relating to arrest, search, seizure, attachment, use of statements to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as admissible evidence, and non-requirement to supply Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) were all upheld, effectively rendering the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) inapplicable in money laundering cases.Critics have argued that the judgment goes against the basic protections afforded by Articles 20 and 21 of the Constitution.Read more about the judgment here. .[PMLA judgment] Getting bail will be a Herculean task, but many protections continue: Abhimanyu Bhandari
A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against the top court's July 27 judgment upholding the Constitutional validity of the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)..The plea was mentioned on Monday before Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana who agreed to list the matter."Is this on Justice Khanwilkar's judgment," the CJI asked"Yes," the lawyer who mentioned the matter responded. "Ok, we will list it," the CJI said..The Supreme Court had, on July 27, upheld the validity of provisions of PMLA.The verdict saw stringent bail conditions in money-laundering cases being upheld, in variance with earlier Supreme Court decisions.Provisions relating to arrest, search, seizure, attachment, use of statements to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as admissible evidence, and non-requirement to supply Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) were all upheld, effectively rendering the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) inapplicable in money laundering cases.Critics have argued that the judgment goes against the basic protections afforded by Articles 20 and 21 of the Constitution.Read more about the judgment here. .[PMLA judgment] Getting bail will be a Herculean task, but many protections continue: Abhimanyu Bhandari