The Court ruled that Kejriwal is liable for the affairs of the AAP and Section 70(1) of PMLA, which brings persons in charge of a company under the Act's ambit, can be attracted against him.
How did the anti-money laundering law come to have the vast scope that grants police powers to the ED, and allows it to take coercive action against politicians accused of corruption, with a high bar for bail? The UPA and NDA made the PMLA tougher over the years, and these provisions were upheld by the SC in 2021
The Supreme Court made the observation while lifting a stay imposed by the Madras High Court on the execution of ED summons issued to five district collectors in Tamil Nadu.