The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Enforcement Directorate’s power to arrest and seize properties under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as it dismissed several petitions challenging the provisions of the law.
A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar passed the order on a batch of petitions challenging the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. These relate to arrest, bail, search and seizure, amongst other sections.