2022 (12) TMI 1513

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.... M. SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. CM APPL. 45379/ 2020 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner - Pawanjot Kaur Sawhney seeking stay of the operation of the Look Out Circular (LOC) dated 13th June 2022 issued by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). 3. CM APPL. 42525/2022 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner seeking permission to travel outside India to U.K. for medical reasons. 4. These writ petitions have been filed on behalf of the Petitioner seeking quashing of the LOC issued by the SFIO and issuance of writ/direction to Respondents for furnishing the reasons for denying permission to the Petitioner to travel outside India. 5. The aforementioned applications were c....

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....t from the Respondent. The conditions that were to be satisfied in order for the Petitioner to be permitted to travel abroad are as follows: (i) Providing all details in respect to bank accounts that may be maintained by her in India as well as any other jurisdiction within a period of one week. (ii) Authorised Representative shall appear before the SFIO and attend to the summons to be issued in the course of investigation. (iii) Undertaking that she would render cooperation and assistance in investigation and handing over of records or materials which may be under her possession. 7. Today, the Court has partly heard the submissions on the application seeking permission to travel abroad. With respect to the afo....

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....sent in Court today and upon being queried by the Court he submits that he has not met the Petitioner and has been engaged recently by the ld. Counsel for the Petitioner. The Court at this stage is not satisfied with the authorised representative as he does not seem to have any knowledge of the Petitioner or her family dealings in order to extend any cooperation to the SFIO. The court clearly gets the impression that a novice has been simply engaged for showing compliance, which is merely lip service, considering the amount of public money obtained from the banks, that is alleged to have been siphoned off. III. Undertaking that she would render cooperation and assistance in investigation and handing over of records or materials which may....