https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436453 Section 44(1)(c) of the PMLA is directory, not mandatory: the authorised authority may seek committal of the scheduled offence for a joint or analogous trial only in appropriate cases, and the provision does not impose an invariable duty to do so. The statutory scheme treats money laundering and the scheduled offence as distinct proceedings, and the word "shall" governs the court's response only after a valid application is made. As a result, petitioners cannot insist on committal as of right, and the challenge to the notices failed. en-us Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:00:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436453 Section 44(1)(c) of the PMLA is directory, not mandatory: the authorised authority may seek committal of the scheduled offence for a joint or analogous trial only in appropriate cases, and the provision does not impose an invariable duty to do so. The statutory scheme treats money laundering and the scheduled offence as distinct proceedings, and the word "shall" governs the court's response only after a valid application is made. As a result, petitioners cannot insist on committal as of right, and the challenge to the notices failed. Case-Laws Money Laundering Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=436453