Balancing Act: Judiciary’s Role in Ensuring Fairness in PMLA Implementation
For years, India struggled with inadequate laws to combat money laundering and financial crimes. The introduction of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), inspired by the Financial Action Task Force’s 40 recommendations, aimed to address this gap. This act empowered the
“PMLA in consonance with the global standards set by FATF”: Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta
Issue: The bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and V Subrahmanium was hearing the appeals which were made against a Madras HC’S order that directed a fresh inquiry into the cash-for-jobs scam. Facts: The Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji had been accused, along