<h1>Interim stay bars federal agency from coercive action against state liquor retailer; challenge cites federalism, Section 66(2) PMLA</h1> The Supreme Court extended an interim order restraining a federal anti-money-laundering agency from taking coercive steps, including searches, seizures or further investigation, against a state-owned liquor retailer in an alleged licence-issuance corruption matter. The state and its corporation contend the agency exceeded jurisdiction, invoking federalism and Section 66(2) of the PMLA requiring sharing of predicate-offence information, and argue corruption prosecutions fall within state competence. The agency maintains it may probe money-laundering where there are reasons to suspect and relies on state-registered FIRs. The bench deferred hearing on quashing the searches until review petitions challenging a 2022 three-judge ruling on PMLA procedure are decided.