Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
Act of the Parliament of India
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Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted by the Indian Government to prevent money laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money laundering. PMLA and the Rules notified thereunder came into force with effect from 1 July 2005. The Act and Rules notified thereunder impose obligation on banking companies, financial institutions and intermediaries to verify the identity of clients, maintain records and furnish information in prescribed form to Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND).
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ED files chargesheet against slain don Vikas Dubey and his familyThe Directorate of Enforcement in Lucknow filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 against the late gangster Vikas Dubey, his wife, and five others for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on plea by TN minister V Senthil Balaji against HC orderIndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court to examine if ED can proceed in PMLA case sans predicate offenceCan the ED proceed in a money laundering case when there is no predicate offence or when the FIR in a predicate offence has been quashed? The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would adjudicate the issue..IndiaTimes - Published |
Can’t probe PMLA cases if ED has no power to take custody, HC toldSolicitor general Tushar Mehta cautioned against denuding the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of its power to probe while arguing before Madras HC on Wednesday, a day after senior advocate Kapil Sibal,..IndiaTimes - Published | ED attaches Congress MP Karti Chidamabaram's properties worth Rs 11.04 croreThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday attached properties to the tune of Rs 11.04 crore belonging to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in the INX money laundering case, an official statement said..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC refuses to stay quizzing of KCR’s daughter by ED todayThe Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the questioning of Kalvakuntla Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC and daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, by the Enforcement..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi HC rejects Satyendar Jain's plea challenging transfer of money laundering caseOn 30 May, the 57-year-old was arrested by the ED under criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).DNA - Published |
CoinSwitch investigation by ED not associated with PMLA-compliant money laundering, CEOIndia`s leading crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber`s CEO Ashish Singhal on Saturday said that the company is fully cooperating with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Bengaluru, after reports..DNA - Published | Supreme Court agrees to review ECIR, bail conditions of its PMLA verdictLess than a month after upholding stringent powers of the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review two aspects of the..IndiaTimes - Published |
