2020 (8) TMI 380

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....aborty, Mr. Harshad Guda, Mr. Ayush Jain, Mr. S. Kirkhabwala For the Respondent : Mr. Y.J. Dastoor, Ld. A.S.G., Mr. Siddhartha Lahiri, Mr. Bhaskar Prasad Banerjee ORDER This writ petition is against a provisional order of attachment dated 31st January, 2020 passed by the Deputy Director, Office of the Special Director, Eastern Region, Enforcement Directorate (respondent no.2) followed by a show....

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....titioner allowed the petition to remain on Board with a strategy of waiting out the period of 180 days as provided under Section 5 of the PMLA. Learned ASG submits that the petitioner should not be permitted to take advantage of its conduct. These contentions are denied on behalf of the petitioner. On hearing learned counsel, this Court is of the view that under Section 5(1)(b) of the PMLA, an o....

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....he property etc. Admittedly, no such order has been passed by the Adjudicating Authority against the petitioner under Section 8(3). It should be mentioned that the Adjudicating Authority has been served with copies of the petition. If the concerned Act provides certain windows to a party in relation to a provisional order of attachment expressed in the clear language of Section 5(1)(b), this Cour....