It quashed a lower court order accepting TN police's closure report in a 2012 cheating case against Santiago Martin based on which ED had started its anti-money laundering probe.
Given on 21 August, the order had quashed money-laundering charges against former Tamil Nadu top cop. SC now faces dilemma—how to restore high court order when nothing is on record.
In July, ED arrested Congress MLA Surender Panwar on charges of illegal mining & EPA violations. The HC quashed his arrest Monday, saying these are not scheduled offences under PMLA.
Apart from social media posts, news reports & other open sources have also contributed massively to ED’s attempt to curb rerouting of illicit money over the last five years.
In the raids on locations linked to Sanjeev Hans, about Rs 85-90 lakh cash, 13 kg of silver bullions & incriminating documents like details of hawala transactions were seized, it is learnt.
Calling for checks & balances in the power to arrest people, the judge said there should be rules or SOPs in place to avoid situations where officers take opposite views in a case.
The top court bench was hearing an appeal filed by Prem Prakash, an alleged aide of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, who has now been granted bail in a money laundering case.
Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.
While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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