SC agrees to overview PMLA judgment on two elements; points discover
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued discover within the plea by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in search of overview of the judgment that upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The judgment had empowered ED for making arrests, conducting search and seizures and attaching proceeds of crime.
The bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana opined that it was prima facie of the view that the problem of “not providing ECIR to the accused” and “reversal of presumption of innocence” required reconsideration.
The Court additionally prolonged the interim safety that it had granted within the batch of greater than 200 petitions for an additional interval of 4 weeks.
Opposing the plea, SG had mentioned, “This is not a standalone provision for our country but is as per India’s international commitments. We are a part of a larger global structure. It’ll have global repercussions.”
In the July 27 judgement towards which the overview was sought the Court had mentioned that supplying of Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in each case to the particular person involved was not obligatory. The SC bench additionally comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar had additionally noticed that it was not an “ordinary offense” and that the circumstances of bail below the Act had been authorized and never arbitrary.
Chidambaram within the petition had argued that the judgment deserved to be reviewed on grounds of grave error and was opposite to article 20 (Protection in respect for conviction of offenses) and 21 (Protection of life and private liberty) of the Constitution and settled rules of legal jurisprudence.
Yesterday the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar had agreed to listen to the plea in open courtroom.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued discover within the plea by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in search of overview of the judgment that upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The judgment had empowered ED for making arrests, conducting search and seizures and attaching proceeds of crime.
The bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana opined that it was prima facie of the view that the problem of “not providing ECIR to the accused” and “reversal of presumption of innocence” required reconsideration.
The Court additionally prolonged the interim safety that it had granted within the batch of greater than 200 petitions for an additional interval of 4 weeks.
Opposing the plea, SG had mentioned, “This is not a standalone provision for our country but is as per India’s international commitments. We are a part of a larger global structure. It’ll have global repercussions.”
In the July 27 judgement towards which the overview was sought the Court had mentioned that supplying of Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in each case to the particular person involved was not obligatory. The SC bench additionally comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar had additionally noticed that it was not an “ordinary offense” and that the circumstances of bail below the Act had been authorized and never arbitrary.
Chidambaram within the petition had argued that the judgment deserved to be reviewed on grounds of grave error and was opposite to article 20 (Protection in respect for conviction of offenses) and 21 (Protection of life and private liberty) of the Constitution and settled rules of legal jurisprudence.
Yesterday the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar had agreed to listen to the plea in open courtroom.
