Special Court jurisdiction under anti-money-laundering law is revised for CBI-related cases and specified Gujarat districts.
Special Court jurisdiction under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act is amended for Gujarat. CBI Special Courts at the City Civil and Sessions Court, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, are designated for cases involving CBI-related scheduled or predicate offences, or matters directed by the High Court of Gujarat. The Principal District Judge, Surat, is designated for cases pertaining to Surat, Navasari, Valsad, Tapi and Bharuch districts.

Aadhaar authentication permission expands for a reporting entity under money-laundering compliance standards and privacy safeguards.
The Central Government permits a specified reporting entity to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002. The permission is given after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India, and on the basis that the entity will comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar Act.

Financial intelligence sharing expands with inclusion of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence as a specified recipient agency.
Financial intelligence may be furnished by the Financial Intelligence Unit to specified agencies notified by the Central Government under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, where such disclosure is considered necessary in the public interest for enabling those agencies to perform their functions. The notification amends the earlier list of authorised recipients by inserting the Directorate of Naval Intelligence as an additional specified agency entitled to receive such information.

Aadhaar authentication permission expands to specified reporting entities under the money-laundering compliance framework.
Permitting specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 on the Central Government being satisfied that they comply with the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The notification extends this permission to the listed reporting entities, namely Groww Mutual Fund, ICICI Securities Limited, Upstox Securities Private Limited, Cybrilla Technologies Private Limited and Aaritya Broking Private Limited.

Aadhaar authentication permission for money-laundering compliance granted to Bima Sugam India Federation under privacy and security conditions.
The Central Government, acting under the proviso to section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, permits Bima Sugam India Federation (BSIF) to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of that section. The permission is issued after the Government is satisfied that the reporting entity will comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar Act, and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.

Aadhaar authentication authorization for reporting entities under money-laundering law extends to seven named entities.
Authorization is granted to specified reporting entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, after the Central Government's satisfaction that the entities will comply with the privacy and security standards under the Aadhaar Act and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India. The permission extends to seven named entities.

KYC record upload recognized via KRA or direct CKYCRR submission, with KRA uploads deemed equivalent for compliance.
Rule 9 provisions under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 apply to SEBI-defined intermediaries with modifications: reporting entities may upload KYC records to the Central KYC Records Registry directly or through a KYC Registration Agency; uploads and updates forwarded by a KRA to CKYCRR are deemed to be uploads by the reporting entity; CKYCRR notifications to KRAs are deemed to inform reporting entities of updates; and reporting entities may retrieve KYC records from CKYCRR directly or via a KRA.

Special Public Prosecutor appointment for PMLA cases: Assistant Legal Advisor authorised to conduct Directorate of Enforcement prosecutions nationwide.
The Central Government, invoking the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 46 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 read with clause (v) of sub-section (1) of section 2 and sub-section (8) of section 18 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, appoints an Assistant Legal Advisor as Special Public Prosecutor to conduct cases on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement before the Special Courts under the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 throughout India.

Appointment of Special Public Prosecutors for Prevention of Money laundering Act prosecutions: designated advocates empowered to prosecute within specified jurisdictions and tenures.
Appointment of advocates as Special Public Prosecutors under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 to conduct prosecutions on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement before Special Courts, with each appointee identified by name, designated territorial jurisdiction, and a specified tenure terminating on the date shown against their name.

Designation of Special Court under PMLA expands jurisdiction to a Principal District and Sessions Judge covering the entire state.
A Central Government notification, issued after consultation with the High Court, amends an earlier Gazette notification to designate the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, North Goa as a Special Court under the Prevention of Money laundering Act and declares that this court's territorial jurisdiction covers the entire State of Goa.

Designation of Special Courts expands CBI case jurisdiction in Rajasthan, adding Jaipur and Jodhpur forums for statewide and regional trials.
The Central Government amends the notification under section 43(1) of the Prevention of Money laundering Act to designate additional Special Courts for CBI cases in Rajasthan: Special Court for CBI Cases Nos. 2, 4 and 5 at Jaipur Metro I with jurisdiction over the entire State, and a Special Court for CBI Cases at Jodhpur with jurisdiction over districts under the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, by inserting corresponding entries in the TABLE of the principal notification.

Special Court designation under PMLA clarifies jurisdictional allocation for Telangana, specifying court-wise handling and exclusions.
Designation of Special Courts under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 for Telangana allocates Metropolitan Sessions Courts in Hyderabad and Cyberabad to receive and dispose of PMLA cases statewide with specified exclusions for the Sessions Division of Cyberabad and Ranga Reddy and for matters arising from State Police Establishment, Anti corruption Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation, and economic offence charge sheets. Principal Special Judges and Additional Special Judges are separately designated to handle cases originating from State Police Establishment and Anti corruption Bureau investigations, economic offence investigations by Telangana police, and Central Bureau of Investigation cases.

Special Court designation under PMLA allocates territorial trial jurisdiction for cases from central investigations.
The amendment designates a Principal Special Judge Court and an Additional Special Judge Court in Visakhapatnam as the trial fora for Prevention of Money laundering Act cases instituted from investigations or charge sheets filed by a central investigating agency, and allocates specific revenue districts to each court, partitioning the State into two territorial jurisdictions for PMLA trial purposes.

Special Court designation under PMLA updates territorial jurisdiction to cover entire local area, altering trial venue scope.
The Central Government amends the principal notification to substitute, for the State of Chhattisgarh, the designated forum as the Court of VI Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur, and the territorial jurisdiction as the entire State of Chhattisgarh, updating the Gazette entry of S.O. 372(E).

Aadhaar authentication permissions extended to specified reporting entities for PMLA compliance and Aadhaar privacy and security standards.
Central Government permits specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for purposes of the Prevention of Money laundering Act under section 11A, on the basis that those entities will comply with the privacy and security standards of the Aadhaar Act and following consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the appropriate regulator.

Information sharing under PMLA expanded to include the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre for FIU India disclosures.
The Central Government amends the PMLA information sharing notification to add the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) as an additional designated recipient for information shared by the Director, Financial Intelligence Unit India, thereby extending the interagency information exchange framework under section 66(1)(ii).

Aadhaar authentication permission allows specified reporting entities to perform authentication for anti money laundering compliance.
Notification permits four specified reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes of section 11A of the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002, on being satisfied they will comply with the privacy and security standards of the Aadhaar Act and after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India and the Reserve Bank of India.

Special Public Prosecutor appointments under PMLA enable designated counsel to prosecute coal block cases before Special Courts nationwide.
The Central Government appoints Shri Maninder Singh and Shri Rajesh Batra as Special Public Prosecutors under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to conduct coal block prosecutions on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement before the Special Courts constituted under the Act throughout India.

Appointment of Special Public Prosecutors for PMLA cases nationwide to conduct all prosecutions under the statute.
The Central Government appoints specified Deputy Legal Advisors and Assistant Legal Advisors as Special Public Prosecutors under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 to conduct all cases on behalf of the enforcement agency before Special Courts throughout India, listing eleven named appointees. The notification invokes section 46(1) proviso of PMLA read with clause (u) of section 2 and section 24(8) CrPC and supersedes the prior S.O. 688(E) dated 6 March 2014 except for prior acts or omissions.

Special Public Prosecutors appointed under Prevention of Money-laundering Act to prosecute on behalf of the enforcement directorate across prescribed jurisdictions.
Central Government appoints Special Public Prosecutors under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 46 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 to prosecute on behalf of the Directorate of Enforcement before Special Courts. The notification lists individual advocates with the territorial jurisdiction (State/UT or zones/sub-zones) within which they may act and specifies the tenure expiry date for each appointment, thereby delegating prosecutorial responsibility for PMLA cases to the named counsel for the stated durations.