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Rm Associates v. Senior Intelligence Officer

2025-03-07Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE W.P. No.6431 of 2025 M/s.RM Associates, rep. by its Kartha Shri Mahaveer Kumar .. Petitioner vs.

1.Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

2.The Deputy Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

3.The Joint Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

4.The Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

5.The Branch Manager, South Indian Bank, Armenian Street, "Catholic Center", Chennai - 600 001.

.. Respondents 1/4

Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to lift the attachment and defreeze the Current Bank Account No.0042073000004949, maintained with the fifth respondent bank, viz., South Indian Bank, Chennai in the name of the petitioner, by considering the representation of the petitioner dated 15.02.2025. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Baskaran For Respondents :

Mr.K.Mohanamurali, Senior Panel Counsel and Mr.Arvind Srivatsa, Junior Standing Counsel for R1 to R4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to lift the attachment and defreeze the Current Bank Account No.0042073000004949, maintained by the petitioner with the fifth respondent bank, based on the petitioner's representation dated 15.02.2025.

2.The petitioner's aforesaid bank account has been frozen by the respondents. According to the petitioner, the respondents have not informed about the reasons as to why their bank account has been frozen. 2/4

The petitioner has given a representation dated 15.02.2025 to the respondents requesting them to lift the attachment and defreeze the Current Bank Account No.0042073000004949, maintained by the petitioner with the fifth respondent bank. Since the representation has not been considered, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3.Mr.Arvind Srivatsa, learned Junior Standing Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

4.No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if the petitioner's representation as stated supra is considered, on merits and in accordance with law by the respondents 1 to 4 and final orders are passed thereafter.

5.Accordingly, this Court directs the respondents 1 to 4 to pass final orders on the petitioner's representation dated 15.02.2025 seeking for lifting the attachment and defreezing their Current Bank Account No.0042073000004949, maintained with the fifth respondent bank, on merits and in accordance with law and pass final orders, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3/4

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

vga 6.With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

07.03.2025 Index: Yes/No vga To 1.Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

2.The Deputy Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

3.The Joint Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

4.The Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, No.27, G.N.Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017.

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