Topic: Enforcement Directorate
PMLA Amendments
In its recent amendment, the Central Government listed 15 government bodies that are required to share information with the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...
ED Money-laundering probe into Vivo
On July 8, 2022 the Delhi High Court asked the Enforcement Directorate to consider Vivo to allow it to unfreeze some of its bank accounts, in order to pay for its liabilities....
JSW Steel Ltd permitted to acquire Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd
Mumbai-based Indian steel making company, JSW Steel Ltd recently approved permission from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Monday (NCLAT) to acquire Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd....
PMLA prevails over Bankruptcy Act and Insolvency Code: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) prevails over the Bankruptcy Act and insolvency code when it comes to attachment of properties...
Terror Monitoring Group for Jammu and Kashmir
The Union Home Ministry has announced setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) to ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and terror-related activities in Jammu...
Karnataka High Court quashes ED freeze on Greenpeace Bank Accounts
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the order of Enforcement Directorate (ED) which froze the bank accounts of Greenpeace India. The court noted that the validity of the ED order...
UK Home Secretary approves extradition of Vijay Mallya to India
The UK home secretary has ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya over allegations of £1bn fraud. The UK home secretary noted that Vijay Mallya, the first to be...
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL against notification under IT Act
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government on PIL which questioned the notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer...
Sanjay Kumar Mishra appointed Director of Enforcement Directorate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Senior IRS officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra as full-time Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He...Sanjay Kumar Mishra given charge of Enforcement Directorate (ED) director for three months
Sanjay Kumar Mishra, a 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Income Tax cadre, has been appointed as the principal special director in the central probe agency...
IPS officer Karnal Singh appointed as Director of Enforcement Directorate
The Union Government has appointed Senior IPS officer Karnal Singh as the Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED). Decision in this regard was taken by the Appointments Committee of...