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4 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Tellmy Jolly

A division bench of Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque and Justice P. Krishna Kumar observed that delaying the PMLA trial until the conclusion of the trial in the predicate offence could result in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) losing key witnesses. However, the Court also pointed out that if the accused is acquitted of the predicate offence, the PMLA trial would ultimately be rendered futile. “In this circumstance, we deem it appropriate to leave the matter for the just decision of the trial court.

4 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Tellmy Jolly

The Kerala High Court has held that Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 does not penalize a person for his past actions, but penal consequences only follow when the accused utilizes the proceeds of the crime from past actions for money laundering after the enactment of PMLA and the amendment to its schedule in 2009. The Court thus held that Section 3 of the PMLA criminalizes the act of money laundering and does not violate Article 20(1) of the Constitution.

4 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Tellmy Jolly

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu observed that public funds were utilized for pursuing litigations and emphasized the need to know when to put an end to it. Court said, “Considering the fact that the costs of the litigation are being paid out of public funds, the Grama Panchayat should have been circumspect as to where to stop the litigation.

1 month ago | livelaw.in | Tellmy Jolly

While upholding the finding of the Tribunal in awarding compensation to the father and siblings of the deceased, Justice Jobin Sebastian observed that dependency does not necessarily mean financial dependency only. The Court stated that merely because the father of the deceased was only 50 years old does not mean that he was not a dependent on his major son. Court said, “At such an advanced age, a person would naturally look forward to his son for support, care, and future well-being.

1 month ago | livelaw.in | Tellmy Jolly

The High Court was considering an appeal against the Tribunal's order awarding compensation of rupees Two crore ninety two lakh nineteen thousand to the legal heirs of the deceased, who was working as a nurse in Australia. Justice Johnson John relying upon the Apex Court decision in (2025) in which it was held that compensation should be calculated based on the exchange rate which was prevalent on the date of the filing of the claim petition.