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The bench also issued a notice to the ED and stayed the money laundering probe against TASMAC.

The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for conducting raids at Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) headquarters in connection with an alleged

liqour scam. The top court said that the central probe agency was crossing all limits and violating the federal structure of the country.

Hearing a petition filed by the State of Tamil Nadu and TASMAC challenging the Madras High Court order to reject their plea against ED searches on TASMAC headquarters, a bench of Chief

Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih asked “How can there be the offence against the corporation?”

“Your ED is crossing all limits,” CJI Gavai told Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was representing the probe agency.

The bench also issued a notice to the ED and stayed the money laundering probe against TASMAC. “In the meantime, there shall be a stay of further proceedings qua the petitioners,” the bench

added.

Apearing on behalf of the State of Tamil Nadu, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that the State has itself filed 41 FIRs against liqour outlets under the charges of corruption between 2014

and 2021. The ED began its investigation in 2025 and conducted raids.