2026 (4) TMI 1595

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...., (CAN 14 of 2024), (CAN 15 of 2024), (CAN 16 of 2024), (CAN 17 of 2024), (CAN 18 of 2025), (CAN 19 of 2025), (CAN 20 of 2025), (CAN 21 of 2025), (CAN 22 of 2025), (CAN 23 of 2025), (CAN 24 of 2025), (CAN 25 of 2025), (CAN 26 of 2025), (CAN 27 of 2025) and Ors. - -<br>PMLA<br>(CAN 28 of 2025), (CAN 29 of 2025), (CAN 30 of 2025), (CAN 31 of 2025), (CAN 33 of 2025), (CAN 34 of 2025), (CAN 35 of 2025), (CAN 36 of 2025), (CAN 37 of 2025), (CAN 38 of 2025), (CAN 41 of 2026), (CAN 42 of 2026), (CAN 43 of 2026), (CAN 44 of 2026), (CAN 45 of 2026), (CAN 46 of 2026), With original side Matters, WP 275 of 2015, GA 896 of 2017, GA 315 of 2016, GA 2291 of 2015, GA 3765 of 2015, GA 4015 of 2015 with APOT 287 of 2015, GA 2255 of 2015, GA 2256 of 2015 wit....

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....DSGI, Mr. Amajit De, Special PP for the CBI. Mr. Vipul Kundalia, Sr. Adv., Ms. Amrita Pandey, for the Union of India, Mr. Kallol Mondal for the respondent nos.2 & 3 in WPA 18257 of 2023. Mr. Amarendra Chakraborty for the petitioner in WPA 3268 of 2016. Mr. Shatarup Banerjee, Sr. Adv., Mr. Aditya Mondal for the applicant in CAN 12 of 2025. ORDER In Re: CAN 46 of 2026 1. Mr. Ashok Kumar Chakraborty, learned Additional Solicitor General, files an application. From the application, it appears that: "The present application is filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), a statutory body constituted under Section 211 of the Companies Act, 2013, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, seeking dir....

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....ne by the ADC from the depositors' account, as the fees of the Chartered Accountant Firm are incidental to the functioning of the ADC." 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties at length, including learned Additional Solicitor General. 6. Mr. Banerjee, learned counsel for the depositors, vehemently opposes the submissions made by learned Additional Solicitor General, contending that the expenses to be borne by the ADC ought not to be allowed; these expenses should be borne by the State. 7. On perusal of the application and after hearing the parties at length, it is directed that the Asset Disposal Committee shall bear the expenses incurred in connection with the forensic audit and incidental matters, including the fees of the Chart....

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....preme Court on 29th March, 2023 Rs.&nbsp;5,000 crores from the Sahara-SEBI Refund Account were placed with the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) for disbursement to genuine depositors through the CRCS Sahara Refund Portal, operated by Stock Holding Document Management Services Limited (SDMS). The fees and operational expenses of SDMS for managing this digital verification and refund process are funded from the Sahara corpus itself, ensuring no additional burden falls on the Government. In light of the foregoing, the Union of India is not agreeable to bearing the SDMS charges, particularly where fraud has been committed by private individuals and entities. In view of the foregoing, it is submitted that the e....