https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385240 Writ interference with Enforcement Directorate summons at the investigation stage was held unwarranted absent lack of jurisdiction or a demonstrably non est action, and a mere investigative summons did not violate constitutional rights. Money-laundering was treated as an independent offence, so pending or challenged income-tax prosecution did not the ED's power to investigate, and the Schedule entry for criminal conspiracy remained operative. The Court also held that investigative summons need not disclose full evidentiary particulars and that such notices do not, by themselves, breach natural justice or Article 21. The writ petitions were therefore found to lack merit and the investigative action was left undisturbed. en-us Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385240 Writ interference with Enforcement Directorate summons at the investigation stage was held unwarranted absent lack of jurisdiction or a demonstrably non est action, and a mere investigative summons did not violate constitutional rights. Money-laundering was treated as an independent offence, so pending or challenged income-tax prosecution did not the ED's power to investigate, and the Schedule entry for criminal conspiracy remained operative. The Court also held that investigative summons need not disclose full evidentiary particulars and that such notices do not, by themselves, breach natural justice or Article 21. The writ petitions were therefore found to lack merit and the investigative action was left undisturbed. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385240