New Delhi, May 22 -- In a scathing rebuke to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), observing that the central agency was "crossing all limits" and encroaching upon the federal structure of the country.
A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih was hearing petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and TASMAC challenging the Madras High Court's April 23 order that had upheld the ED's search operations at TASMAC headquarters.
During the hearing, CJI Gavai questioned the very basis of ED's case against a government-run corporation.
"Your ED is crossing all limits. How can there be an offence against the cor...