Supreme Court: It is well known that Enforcement Directorate officials recently conducted searches on the liquor retailer TASMAC, which is run by the Tamil Nadu government. However, the Supreme Court has recently expressed its strong anger over this. It has objected that the ED is crossing all limits. It has said that the ED is violating the concept of federalism. Also has also stayed the money laundering investigation being conducted against TASMAC. Let us now find out what the real case is and why the Supreme Court has expressed such anger.
The Supreme Court has once again expressed its anger at the Enforcement Directorate. It has expressed its anger that the ED officials are crossing all limits. The Tamil Nadu government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, claiming that the ED is harassing in the name of raids. The top court, which conducted the investigation, has responded to the Enforcement Directorate in this way. It is well known that the ED officials recently conducted searches on the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, a liquor retailer run by the Tamil Nadu government.
However, the Supreme Court has recently expressed its anger over this. It has objected that the ED is crossing all limits. It has stated that the Enforcement Directorate officials are violating the concept of federal rule. The Tamil Nadu government department has stayed the money laundering investigation being conducted against TASMAC.
The ED says that irregularities worth Rs 1000 crore have taken place in TASMAC.
The agency first conducted searches at its headquarters in March this year. It again conducted searches at the homes of TASMAC officials in May. The ED is investigating the irregularities in TASMAC based on cases registered by the state police and the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the High Court to stop the ED raids. It has alleged that the ED is conducting searches in TASMAC without the permission of the state government and is harassing TASMAC officials by mentioning the name of the investigation. However, the High Court, which heard the petition, dismissed it. It said that the ED can investigate. With this, the Tamil Nadu government and TASMAC have moved the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has recently conducted an inquiry into this . The Supreme Court has criticized the ED’s behavior. It has expressed anger that they are crossing the line in the name of searches. It has issued notices to the investigation agency asking it to respond to this petition.
The DMK has expressed happiness over the Supreme Court’s orders. It has said that this is like a slap in the face to the conspiracies being made to tarnish the reputation of the Tamil Nadu government. It has criticized the BJP for misusing the central investigation agencies.
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