The ongoing confrontation between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), now playing out before the Supreme Court, is not merely a political flashpoint. At its core, it exposes a deeper constitutional unease surrounding the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and the extraordinary powers it confers upon the ED. While the immediate controversy revolves around ED searches, seizures, and alleged overreach in West Bengal, the legal questions raised have implications far beyond one State or one political party...