https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449581 The Telangana HC upheld the validity of provisional attachment orders under PMLA, rejecting challenges to the Adjudicating Authority's composition and jurisdiction. The court held that a single member can validly pass attachment orders, as Section 6 of PMLA permits single-member functioning. The court ruled that the Adjudicating Authority need not comprise only legally qualified members, distinguishing it from traditional courts whose jurisdiction has been transferred to tribunals. The authority performs quasi-judicial functions within statutory bounds without deciding criminality or imposing punishment, making legal qualification unnecessary for all members. en-us Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449581 The Telangana HC upheld the validity of provisional attachment orders under PMLA, rejecting challenges to the Adjudicating Authority's composition and jurisdiction. The court held that a single member can validly pass attachment orders, as Section 6 of PMLA permits single-member functioning. The court ruled that the Adjudicating Authority need not comprise only legally qualified members, distinguishing it from traditional courts whose jurisdiction has been transferred to tribunals. The authority performs quasi-judicial functions within statutory bounds without deciding criminality or imposing punishment, making legal qualification unnecessary for all members. Case-Laws Money Laundering Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=449581