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Explained | Senthilbalaji case: What has the SC said about ED’s powers to arrest and seek custody in the past?

As the Supreme Court is set to hear T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s appeal against a Madras High Court order upholding his arrest by the ED in a money-laundering case on July 21, we examine what the Court has said about the powers of the ED to arrest and seek custody in the…

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ED raids in Chhattisgarh as part of fresh money laundering probe

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches against some IAS officers and a Congress politician in Chhattisgarh, after the federal agency registered a fresh case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

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Selective prosecution: on the Enforcement Directorate and political leaders

Agencies that are statutorily empowered to investigate and prosecute must demonstrate fairness and impartiality, if their searches, raids and arrests are to command credibility

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Arrested T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji moves Supreme Court in cash-for-jobs scam case

The order has revived the central investigative agency’s power to subject Mr. Senthilbalaji to interrogation as soon as he comes out of the hospital.

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ED conducts raid at TN Minister Ponmudi's residence in Chennai and Viluppuram

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Ponmudi's residences, the officials said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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ED seizes ₹3.94 crore linked to Pigeon Education Technology India

The Enforcement Directorate has seized ₹3.94 crore in the case related to Pigeon Education Technology India Private Limited under the Foreign Exchange Management Act. The agency had earlier seized ₹8.31 crore in the same case taking the total amount seized to ₹12.25 crore.

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Senthilbalaji case: PMLA requires ED to possess materials, indicating ‘guilt’, before resorting to arrest, argues Kapil Sibal

ED cannot be treated as an investigating agency empowered to unearth the truth through custodial interrogation, senior counsel Kapil Sibal argued before the Madras High Court

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T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Income Tax officials begin searches in Karur for the third time in seven weeks

Income Tax Department officials have resumed searches in Karur, at premises of the persons linked to T.N. Minister V. Senthilbajaji, who is in judicial custody after being arrested in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

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ED attaches assets worth ₹52.24 crore in Delhi excise policy case

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹52.24 crore belonging to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the excise policy case, the agency said on July 7.

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CBI's approver Dinesh Arora arrested by ED in Delhi Excise policy money laundering case

In a major arrest in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate on July 6 night took into its custody businessman Dinesh Arora, an accused who has been declared prosecution witness in the same case being probed by CBI

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SC refuses plea to transfer Senthilbalaji case to itself after Madras HC’s split verdict

The Supreme Court on July 4 did not entertain a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to decide by itself the question of custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case linked to the cash-for-jobs scam following a split verdict by the Madras High Court.

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Before they joined Shinde camp, Ajit Pawar, Bhujbal, Patel and Mushrif were under ED scanner

Of the nine NCP leaders who have joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, at least four MLAs or their family members have faced investigations by the Enforcement Directorate in recent years.

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Judge recuses himself from hearing Sivasankar’s bail plea

Justice Kauser Edappagath of the Kerala High Court on Monday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, seeking a three-month interim bail in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered money-laundering case for undergoing medical treatment.

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Anil Ambani appears before Enforcement Directorate in FEMA case

Reliance ADA Group Chairman Anil Ambani on July 3 appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai in connection with an investigation linked to the alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law.

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On the arrest of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji and its aftermath

High drama unfolded when V. Senthilbalaji, the erstwhile Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money laundering case, in the wee hours on June 14, 2023.

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Senthilbalaji issue | Stalin ‘disregards’ Governor’s letter dismissing Minister

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to “disregard” the communication of Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi dismissing Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers (the communication has since been kept in abeyance), Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said in Chennai on Friday. The Governor’s action was untenable in law, he…

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T.N. Governor backtracks on dismissal of Senthilbalaji from Cabinet

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on June 29 evening “dismissed” V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect. Mr. Senthilbalaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case recently.

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ED attaches assets worth ₹517.81 crore of SKS Ispat & Power Ltd

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth ₹517.81 crore of SKS Ispat & Power Ltd in the form of land, building, plant and machinery, in connection with an alleged bank fraud case of ₹895.45 crore involving Cethar Ltd.

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ED summons TMCP State president Saayoni Ghosh in jobs scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a summons to the state president of Trinamool Congress Chatra Parishad (TMCP), Saayoni Ghosh, in connection with the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the school recruitment scam

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HC to hear on July 7 all cases filed against continuation of Senthilbalaji in the Cabinet

Madras HC on June 26, 2023, inquired if CM Stalin had specifically written to Governor RN Ravi to let arrested Minister Senthilbalaji remain in Cabinet despite money laundering charges. Read the latest updates on the court proceedings on The Hindu.

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Navlakha was lucky to always get ‘red carpet’ in Supreme Court and High Court: Solicitor-General says during Senthilbalaji case hearing

The oral remark by the top law officer, who was representing the Enforcement Directorate, came in a hearing concerning Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s shifting to a private hospital following his arrest in connection with money laundering charges linked to the cash-for-jobs scam.

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AIADMK seeks removal of arrested Minister Senthilbalaji, stages demonstration in Erode

Former Ministers K.A. Sengottaiyan, K.C. Karupannan, K.V. Ramalingam and K.S. Thennarasu, MLAs A. Bannari and S. Jayakumar, and other functionaries took part in the demonstration.

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Rajnath Singh says Stalin is being duplicitous, anti-democratic

BJP senior leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of being duplicitous regarding the arrest of Minister V. Senthilbalaji by the Enforcement Directorate

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Sivasankar moves High Court for bail

M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the LIFE Mission corruption case, moved a bail plea before the Kerala High Court on Tuesday

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Senthilbalaji’s wife alleges violation of human rights; SHRC seeks report from ED

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has called for a report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over a complaint by Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife S. Megala, alleging violation of human rights by the agency’s officials

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