Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Petition Seeking Review Of PMLA Verdict

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to reconsider a petition seeking review of its earlier judgment that affirmed the validity of the anti-money laundering act dealing with powers of the Enforcement Directorate.

During the course of the open hearing, the bench presided by Chief Justice of India said it was prima facie looking to reconsider two aspects of the judgment:

The bench issued notice on the review petition filed earlier this week.

The petitioner, Karti Chidambaram, is seeking review of the top court’s last month’s judgment that upheld the validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The provisions related to the powers of arrest, summon; attachment and bail in cases of money laundering being investigated by the ED.

Chidambaram’s review petition argued that the top court in the verdict did not deal with many crucial issues and also contradicted its own earlier judgments, including that by a five-judge constitution bench.