https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385240 The court dismissed the writ petitions, upholding the validity of the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It held that the Act is independent of scheduled offences under other laws, allowing for investigation based on suspicion of money laundering. The court affirmed the applicability of Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code as an independent offence under the PML Act and clarified the procedural aspects and jurisdiction of the ED in issuing summons. Additionally, it ruled that the summons did not violate the petitioners' fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. 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 The court dismissed the writ petitions, upholding the validity of the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. It held that the Act is independent of scheduled offences under other laws, allowing for investigation based on suspicion of money laundering. The court affirmed the applicability of Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code as an independent offence under the PML Act and clarified the procedural aspects and jurisdiction of the ED in issuing summons. Additionally, it ruled that the summons did not violate the petitioners' fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Case-Laws Money Laundering Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385240