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Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

 

Chidambaram Painted as ‘Kingpin’ of an Offence That Did Not Exist in 2007, Supreme Court Told

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Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Chidambaram, told the court that the offence allegedly dated back to 2007-08 but the PMLA provisions only came into effect in 2009. New Delhi: Questioning the Enforcement Directorate case against P Chidambaram, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Tuesday argued that the PMLA law was being applied retrospectively against the former finance minister. Singhvi, representing Chidambaram in his petition to seek pre-arrest bail in ED’s case in the INX Media scandal, told the court that the offence allegedly dated back to 2007-08 but the PMLA (Prevention ofRead More