2026 (5) TMI 1378

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....d:- 18-3-2026<br>Writ Petition No. 7155 of 2026 (GM - RES) - -<br>PMLA<br>HON&#39;BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ For the Petitioners : Sri. Sarah Magdalene Benjamin, Advocate For the Respondent : None ORAL ORDER : The petitioners have called in question a provisional attachment order dated 21.01.2026 passed by the respondent No.1 under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act....

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....ther steps cannot be taken to confer title on the vendor of the petitioners in respect of 26,838 sq. ft. in view of a notification issued on 21.02.2023. (ii) The petitioners&#39; vendor questioned the correctness of the said notification in W.P.No.7102/2023. The said writ petition was allowed and it was held that the Circular dated 14.03.2023 issued by the State Government cannot bar a compromi....

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....here were no proceedings pending and hence, the property in question cannot be provisionally attached under Section 5(1) of the PMLA. Besides this, he contends that the petitioners cannot be exposed to a long drawn litigation as the property purchased by them is not out of the proceeds of crime. 4. A perusal of the proceedings initiated against the petitioners&#39; property shows that it is und....