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After the review plea was mentioned two days ago before the Chief Justice of India led bench, it had agreed to list the matter.
The Supreme Court today allowed open court hearing in the review petition filed by Karti Chidambaram against the PMLA judgment. The matter will be heard on August 25.
A Bench of CJI NV Ramana along with Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar ordered,
"The application for oral hearing is allowed. List the matter in the Court on 25.08.2022."
On August 22nd, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a review petition filed challenging its judgment upholding the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
A Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench of the top court on July 27 this year upheld the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The bench, also consisting of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar however held that the challenge to the passage of amendments to the Act in 2019 as a money bill will be considered by a larger bench.
Over 200 petitions were filed challenging the provisions of the Act. It was argued before the court that the powers of the Enforcement Directorate to arrest, force confessions, and seize property were unbridled.
In its 545-page judgment, Court answered the 12 questions of law formulated in the batch of petitions. A comprehensive look at the same can be found here.
Case Title: KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM vs. THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT
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