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Madras High CourtWP/32257/2014dismissed as infructuous

R.Usha, v. Director Of Enforcement,

2025-12-01Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar6 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.R.Usha ... Petitioner in W.P.No.32257/2014

2. N.Hema @ Hamamalini ... Petitioner in W.P.No.32258/2014

3. R.Punithavathi ... Petitioner in W.P.No.32259/2014 Vs

1. The Director of Enforcement Rep. By Joint Director of Enforcement (The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue rd Floor, 3 rd Block, Shastri Bhavan No.26, Haddows Road Chennai - 600 006

2. The Adjudicating Authority Prevention of Money Laundering th Floor, Room No.25 Jeevan Deep Building

Parliament Street New Delhi - 110 001

3. Syndicate Bank Housing Finance Branch of Syndicate Bank Mylapore Branch Chennai - 600 004

4. Syndicate Bank Regional Office st Floor, Leelavathi Building 69, Armenian Street, Chennai-1 ... Respondents in all WPs

Common prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of writ of certiorarified or any other appropriate writ, order or direction on the nature of writ calling for the records of the first respondent in the complaint in O.C.(Original Complaint) No.359 of 2014 dated 01.10.2014 in Provisional Attachment Order No.13 of 2014 dated 05.09.2014 in case file No.ECIR/09/2013 and confirmation of the provisional attachment order No.13 of 2014 dated 05.09.2014 in case file No.ECIR/09/2013 by the 2 nd respondent on 07.01.2015 and quash the same as illegal as being without jurisdiction. (Prayer amended as per order dated 05.03.2015 in MPs 1 to 1 of 2015 in W.Ps 32257 to 32259/14 and MPs 3 to 3/2015 in Wps.32257 and 32258/14 and MPs. 2/15 in W.P.No.32259/2014) For Petitioner(s):

in all WPs Ms.Kanimozhi Mathi For Respondents:

Mr.Rajnish Pathiyil Senior Panel Counsel for R1 COMMON

ORDER

When the writ petitions were taken up, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have challenged the provisional attachment order in these writ petitions, but the final orders have been passed and hence, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petitions.

2. Recording the above submission, these writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To

1. The Director of Enforcement Rep. By Joint Director of Enforcement (The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002) Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue rd Floor, 3 rd Block, Shastri Bhavan No.26, Haddows Road Chennai - 600 006

2. The Adjudicating Authority Prevention of Money Laundering th Floor, Room No.25 Jeevan Deep Building Parliament Street New Delhi - 110 001

3. Syndicate Bank Housing Finance Branch of Syndicate Bank Mylapore Branch Chennai - 600 004

4. Syndicate Bank Regional Office st Floor, Leelavathi Building 69, Armenian Street, Chennai-1

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

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