Supreme Court reconstitutes three-judge bench to hear pleas against 2022 verdict upholding ED powers

Supreme Court reconstitutes bench to reconsider 2022 verdict on Enforcement Directorate's powers under PMLA, hearing on May 7.

The Supreme Court has reconstituted a three-judge bench to decide if its 2022 verdict upholding the Enforcement Directorate's powers to arrest and attach property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act needs reconsideration.

The reconstituted Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh will take up a batch of petitions seeking a review of the 2022 verdict.

The matter is listed for hearing on May 7.

Earlier, a bench of Justice Kant, Justice Bhuyan and Justice CT Ravikumar was hearing the matter.

Justice Ravikumar superannuated on January 5.

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On March 6, after the pleas were listed before a two-judge bench, Justice Kant told the lawyers appearing in the matter that it was wrongly listed and assured them that a new three-judge bench would shortly take up the issue.