Allahabad HC upholds ED proceedings in Grand Venice case
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash proceedings by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) concerning the FIR related to the Grand Venice project in Greater Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar. The court made important observations regarding the jurisdictional prerequisites and statutory protections governing the powers exercised under the Act. The Grand Venice project was developed on a commercial plot allocated by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, intended for a theme-based commercial mall and an adjacent commercial tower. On June 9, 2015, an FIR was filed at the Kasna police…