2025 (3) TMI 271

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....For the Appellant :  Mr. J. Thomas Raja Durai For R1 : Mr. M. Sarangan, Additional Government Pleader For R2 : Mr. K. Govindarajan, Deputy Solicitor General of India ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed for a direction to the 1st respondent to remove the attachment made by the 2nd respondent pertaining to the properties in Survey No.51/2 to an extent of 1 acre 36 cents bearing ....

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....rties from one Kasimayan by registered sale deed dated 12.03.2015 for a valuable consideration. At the time of purchase, there was no encumbrance over the properties by attachment order or any other mode. While being so, in the year 2017, the 2nd respondent produced the order passed by the adjudicating authority in O.C.No.685/2017 as against the petitioner's vendor and thereby, attached the su....

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....icitor General of India appearing for the 2nd respondent would submit that the petitioners ought to have approached the Special Court to raise the attachment as contemplated under Section 8(8) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as 'PMLA Act'). 4.It is relevant to extract Section 8(8) of PMLA Act here under:- "(8) Where a property stands con....