2015 (2) TMI 374

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.... ORDER The Court : This writ application has been filed for orders on the respondents to return a sum of Rs. 10,50,000/- (rupees ten lakh fifty thousand) seized from the petitioners under a seizure memo, dated February 22, 2011, a copy of which has annexed to the writ petition as Annexure "P-2". 2. According to the petitioners, on or about 22nd February, 2011, a search was conducted ....

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....or purchase of land. Nevertheless, the respondent No. 1 seized the currency under the Panchanama dated February 22, 2011. 5. On February 22, 2011, summons was issued to the: petitioner No. 1 calling upon him to personally attend the office of the Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate on February 23, 2011 to give evidence and to produce books of account and other documents specified in....

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....2 and December 21, 2012, i.e. the last working day before the Christmas vacation, since this Bench was on circuit at Port Blair. The Court re-opened on January 3, 2013. On January 4, 2013, the writ application was called on for hearing. After hearing Mr. Meheta appearing on behalf of the petitioners, the matter was fixed for orders on January 9, 2013. Since no one had appeared on behalf of the res....