R.Shanmuganandan v. The Deputy Director

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.04.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN W.P.NO.6455 OF 2022 AND W.M.P.NOS.6548, 6550 AND 6551 OF 2022 1.R.Shanmuganandan 2.Jeyagandhi 3.R.Anantha Padmanabhan 4.R.Anantha Ramakrishnan 5.R.Anantha Maheswaran 6.R.Sivanandan ... Petitioners Vs.

The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Chennai Zone II, Shastri Bhawan, B Wing, 3rd Floor, III Block, No.26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 6.

... Respondent Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for records of the respondent with regard to the impugned order of provisional attachment passed by the respondent under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in Order No.2/2022 in F.No.ECIR/CEZO-II/21/2020 dated 01.02.2022 insofar as the Schedule A and Schedule B properties are concerned and quash the same as untenable in law, unreasonable, illegal, wholly without jurisdiction and further to direct the respondent to lift the attachment order passed by the respondent under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. For Petitioners : Mr.Nithyaesh Natraj For Respondent : Mr.N.Ramesh, Spl. Public Prosecutor(ED) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] Learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to raise all contentions before the Appellate Authority and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2.In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to raise all contentions before the Appellate Authority. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi To

1. The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Chennai Zone II, Shastri Bhawan, B Wing, 3rd Floor, III Block, No.26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 6.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

W.P.No.6455 of 2022 JPL(CO) RLP(04/05/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/