https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194256 Section 6 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 is discussed as not mandating a Judicial Member in every Adjudicating Authority Bench, but requiring the Bench composition to reflect the nature of the lis. Where the matter involves serious questions of law and fact with substantial civil consequences, the Bench should have the assistance of a Judicial Member to preserve judicial experience and the essential trappings of a court. The absence of a Judicial Member was treated as a serious infirmity, yet the proceedings were not quashed because prejudice had not been shown and the noticee had not yet replied to the show cause notice. The matter was to continue before a properly constituted Bench. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Sep 2017 11:14:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194256 Section 6 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 is discussed as not mandating a Judicial Member in every Adjudicating Authority Bench, but requiring the Bench composition to reflect the nature of the lis. Where the matter involves serious questions of law and fact with substantial civil consequences, the Bench should have the assistance of a Judicial Member to preserve judicial experience and the essential trappings of a court. The absence of a Judicial Member was treated as a serious infirmity, yet the proceedings were not quashed because prejudice had not been shown and the noticee had not yet replied to the show cause notice. The matter was to continue before a properly constituted Bench. Case-Laws Money Laundering Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194256