Enforcement Directorate is not a ‘super cop’, says Karnataka High Court

Published 07 Nov 2026, 16:37 IST

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ED cannot file private complaint when other agencies decline to act on its information on alleged offences, court said while quashing ED cases against K.Y. Nanjegowda, Congress MLA from Malur

— The Hindu
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The Court held that the ED, unlike an ordinary private individual, must exercise only those powers that have been expressly conferred upon it under the PMLA.

— NDTV

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ED cannot file private complaint when other agencies decline to act on its information on alleged offences, court said while quashing ED cases against K.Y. Nanjegowda, Congress MLA from Malur

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article 07 Nov 2026, 16:37 IST

Enforcement Directorate is not a ‘super cop’, says Karnataka High Court

ED cannot file private complaint when other agencies decline to act on its information on alleged offences, court said while quashing ED cases against K.Y. Nanjegowda, Congress MLA from Malur

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NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) 07 Nov 2026, 13:58 IST

'Probe Agency ED Can't Act As Super Cop': Karnataka High Court Draws Red Line

The Court held that the ED, unlike an ordinary private individual, must exercise only those powers that have been expressly conferred upon it under the PMLA.

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