Supreme Court evaluates if ED can use extended limitation periods for delays in property attachment under PMLA.

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....Extension of time limitation - provisional order of attachment of immovable properties - whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can seek refuge under the orders passed by the Supreme Court extending the period of limitation in all general and special laws - The litigants have been conferred a benefit under Section 5(1)(b) and 5(3) of the PMLA on the failure of the Authority to take action within the specified time frame. If the Authority does fail to take requisite steps, the right to relief arises immediately after exhaustion of the 180 days window and once such right is given to a litigant, it cannot be taken away.- HC....