Karnataka High Court sharply criticised the Enforcement Directorate for opposing WinZO subsidiary’s plea to operate frozen bank accounts for employee salaries, with Justice BM Shyama Prasad rejecting “tentative instructions” and directing the agency to present final, complete directions forthwith.
Delhi High Court observed it may lack jurisdiction to entertain petitions by two Anil Ambani group firms challenging Enforcement Directorate attachments in a laundering case. Justice Purushaindra Kaurav indicated proceedings should be filed in Mumbai, where companies are registered.
Suspended senior civil judge moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of an ED money laundering case. Listed on January 20, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani recused, and the matter was later placed before Justice Manoj Jain for consideration later.
The Karnataka High Court sought a detailed ED response to a partnership firm’s plea challenging search, seizure and freezing under PMLA. The case questions ED powers, Section 17 ‘reason to believe’, and requirement of a live predicate offence existence.
The Delhi High Court fixed March 10 to hear Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s plea challenging an ED money laundering probe. Filed in 2022, the petition seeks quashing of the ECIR and summons linked to disproportionate assets allegations.
