A Special Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar is scheduled on Wednesday to pronounce its judgment on the legality of core provisions in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002, which has been under criticism and often called the government’s “hatchet” law against rival politicians, relatives and dissenting voices.
Nearly 100 petitions had flooded the Supreme Court even as the frequency and timings of Enforcement Directorate raids and arrests under the PMLA had gained pace all over the country.
