Firms challenge constitutional validity of arrest rules in top court

Companies have argued against the constitutional validity of arrest provisions under the goods and services tax (GST) laws in their present form in the Supreme Court. The court took up the matter of arrest provisions and applicability of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to the Customs Act,  GST  and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and other allied laws on Tuesday and argu…