Supreme Court pulls up Govt. over black money probe
April 21st, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Reiterating its concern that black money is being earned from drug trafficking and terrorist activities, the Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the government with regard to its probe on the black money issue.
“You say different agencies are looking into the issue. Till now what these agencies were doing? Are they sleeping?” the apex court said.
The Supreme Court also criticized the government for focusing only on Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali, who is alleged to have stashed away over eight billion dollars in Swiss banks.
“Only one person on this country has an account in Switzerland. No other Indian has an account? You are working from 2009. What information do you have?” asked the court.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the apex court asking for the government to be held accountable for recovering black money.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Hasan Ali, who also has been accused of forging documents to acquire multiple passports, in Mumbai on the night of March 7 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. (ANI)
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- Black money case: ED gets permission to question Hasan Ali - Mar 30, 2011
- Black money case: ED moves Supreme Court seeking Hasan Ali's remand - Mar 17, 2011
- Hasan Ali sent to ED custody for three days - Apr 30, 2011
- Black money trail: Hasan Ali to appear before ED today - Mar 13, 2011
- Hasan Ali gets IT tribunal notice in Black money case - Mar 04, 2011
- Hasan Ali granted bail, collapses in courtroom - Aug 12, 2011
- SC criticizes Govt. for not probing source of black money - Mar 28, 2011
- Black money case: Hasan Ali's bail hearing adjourned till tomorrow - Apr 12, 2011
- Hasan Ali case: Hearing adjourned till April 29 - Apr 20, 2011
- Black money case: Mumbai court grants conditional bail to Hasan Ali - Mar 11, 2011
- Apex court asks government's view on black money probe team (Lead) - Apr 21, 2011
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