Petitions raised concerns about likely abuse of Enforcement
Directorate's power to attach assets, conduct
search-and-seizure, and arrest suspects
The Supreme Court has delivered the much-awaited judgment in the
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India case. A batch of
petitions had challenged the constitutionality of provisions under
the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), related to the
Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) powers to attach assets,
conduct search-and-seizure, and arrest individuals. The apex court
has upheld the constitutionality of, among other things, the
provisions contained in Sections 5, 8, 17, 19, 45, 50 and 63 of the
PMLA.
The issue in question
