Enforcement Directorate (ED) Crossed All Limits: Supreme Court Stays Probe Into Tamil Nadu Liquor Scam
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai strongly criticised the central agency, saying that the ED was "crossing all limits".
Enforcement Directorate: Observing that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was violating the federal structure of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation and raids against Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor body Tasmac (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation). With this order, the apex court stayed the ED’s probe in the Tasmac case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai strongly criticised the central agency, saying that the ED was “crossing all limits”. He also deemed the ED’s actions disproportionate and potentially unconstitutional, saying that law and order falls under state jurisdiction, and that it was “violating the federal structure” by focusing on a state-owned corporation.
