New Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by former Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep N Sharma, seeking discharge from charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with alleged illegal land allotments made in 2004-2005.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale ruled that the allegations against Sharma constitute a continuing offence under the PMLA, and the quantum of proceeds of crime involved exceeds the statutory threshold, warranting thorough investigation and judicial scrutiny.

Sharma had approached the Supreme Court after the Gujarat High Court, in March last year, upheld an Ahmedabad PMLA court's decision to reject his discharge application.

However, the apex...