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THe sublime margaret court on wed stayed the Enforcement board of directors’s (ED) money laundering investigating against Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor retailer, TASMAC, amid allegations that the central agency was overstepping its jurisdiction. The top court expressed strong disapproval of the agency’s actions, stating that the ED was “crossing all limits.” The court remarked that the ED appeared to be violating the federal principle, “how can it raid TASMAC," SC bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih told Additional Solicitor General S V Raju representing the probe agency.The law officer objected to the court’s order, arguing that the case involved corruption exceeding ₹1,000 crore and maintained that the ED was not “crossing the limits at least in this case.”The court was hearing the Tamil Nadu government's plea against ED raids on state-run liquor retailer TASMAC.The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court challenging ED's raids on the premises of TASMAC. The state has contested the April 23 ruling by the Madras High Court, which dismissed petitions filed by both the government and TASMAC and allowed the ED to continue its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).What the Madras HC ruling saidTASMAC and the Tamil Nadu government had approached the Madras High Court challenging the Enforcement Directorate’s raids on the liquor retailer’s premises on March 6 and 8. However, the high court dismissed their petitions, stating that money laundering was "a crime against the people of the nation."The court termed the state’s arguments over alleged harassment of its officers as "inadequate and highly disproportional" when weighed against "the rights of millions of people of the country." On government's argument of ED's action being politically motivated, the HC rejected vendetta charge, asking whether a court could assess "political forces at play" or become a "partaker in the political game."The court also cautioned that accepting such claims of harassment bu investigation agencies could open the “floodgate of litigations” from citizens challenging every lawful investigative procedure. The Madras HC further dismissed the notion that prior consent from the state government was necessary for searches, calling it “completely illogical and bereft of conscience.”

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