{"id":7063,"date":"2025-05-23T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/sc-slams-ed-over-tasmac-raids-flags-federalism-violation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T17:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:59:18","slug":"sc-slams-ed-over-tasmac-raids-flags-federalism-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?p=7063","title":{"rendered":"SC Slams ED Over TASMAC Raids, Flags Federalism Violation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT\"><strong><em><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">&quot;ED is crossing all limits. You are totally violating the federal structure of the country,&quot; <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">stated th<\/span><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">e Chief Justice of India<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">B.R. Gavai,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> while issuing a stay on the Enforcement Directorate&rsquo;s (ED) investigation and raids against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC).The bench of <\/span><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">CJI B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">was considering petitions submitted by the State of Tamil Nadu and TASMAC, which contested the Madras High Court&#39;s dismissal of their challenge to the Enforcement Directorate&#39;s searches at TASMAC&#39;s headquarters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Appearing for the State of Tamil Nadu, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal submitted that TASMAC is a corporation responsible for allotting liquor outlets, and during the course of its functioning, it was discovered that certain individuals who had been granted these outlets were accepting cash. He explained that, in response, the State had independently registered 41 FIRs between 2014 and 2021 against those individuals, and not against the corporation itself. However, he pointed out that in 2025, the Enforcement Directorate entered the picture and conducted raids on TASMAC and its headquarters, during which all phones and devices were seized and cloned.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">It was at this juncture the bench questioned Additional Solicitor General SV Raju,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT\"><strong><em><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">&quot;You may register against the individuals, but against the corporation a criminal matter? Your ED is crossing all limits, Mr. Raju&quot;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Further, violation of privacy was also pointed out by Senior Advocate Sibal and Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi (appearing for the TASMAC). It was submitted that ED has cloned the phones of the TASMAC officials and thereby the ED shall be restricted from the usage of the data collected from such devices.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">However, the Court was of the opinion that an interim relief has been provided; thus, no further directions shall be passed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Per Contrary, it was the claim of the ASG that there is a fraud of 1000 Crore however, the bench pointed out the existing actions taken by the State and the absence of a predicate offense, thereby criticizing the conduct of the ED.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Standing firm on the claim, ASG submitted a larger conspiracy of major fraud and hinted that politicians are being protected, which was being investigated by ED and stated that a detailed reply will be filed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The matter is likely to be listed for further hearing on 15\/07\/2025 (as per SC website)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Background of the TASMAC Investigation<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">TASMAC, the state-run liquor retailer in Tamil Nadu, became the subject of an ED investigation following allegations of a \u00e2\u201a\u00b91,000 crore scam involving the sale of liquor above the maximum retail price. The ED conducted raids at TASMAC&#39;s headquarters from March 6 to 8, 2025, asserting that these actions were in line with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) due to suspected financial irregularities.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Madras High Court&#39;s Initial Stance<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">The Tamil Nadu government and TASMAC challenged the ED&#39;s actions, arguing that the agency&#39;s raids were excessive and violated principles of federalism. However, the Madras High Court dismissed these petitions, stating that the ED&#39;s actions were within its jurisdiction under the PMLA.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <hr \/>\n \n <p style=\"margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color:#ffffff\">Case Title: The State Of Tamil Nadu v Directorate Of Enforcement And Anr.|Slp(Crl) No. 7958\/2025 And Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, (Tasmac) v Directorate Of Enforcement|Slp(Crl) No. 8048-8049\/2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n \n \n <div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;ED is crossing all limits. You are totally violating the federal structure of the country,&quot; stated the Chief Justice of India, B.R. 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