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Nakka Anand Kumar v. Union of India

Andhra Pradesh HC5 Feb 2026WP/24060/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Withdrawal of writ petition challenging PMLA Section 50 summons; Directorate of Enforcement, Visakhapatnam Zonal Office; Union of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue; Article 226 certiorari; Articles 14 and 21 invoked but not decided; Summon Nos. PMLA/SUMMON/VKSZO/2025/790/673 etc. dated 23-08-2025; Nakka Anand Kumar and others v. Union of India; Writ Petition No.24060 of 2025; dismissed as withdrawn; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed; K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J.; decided 06.02.2026; APHC010473732025.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the Writ Petition granted; Writ Petition dismissed as withdrawn; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed. ¶32

Nakka Anand Kumar Vs Union of India — Money Laundering | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

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APHC010473732025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 24060/2025

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Between:

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NAKKA ANAND KUMAR, S/O LATE VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS OCC JOINT SUB-REGISTRAR (RETD.), R/O D.NO.4-62-15, LAWSONS BAY COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, A.P.

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P. SUNDARA NALINI, , W/O NAKKA ANAND KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC HGA, LIC, VISAKHAPATNAM, R/O. D.NO.4-62-15, LAWSONS BAY COLONY, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY, A.P.

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NAKKA MADHU KUMAR,, S/O VENKANNA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, OCC GOVT. TEACHER, R/O 1-46/6/1,PLOT NO. 22, MUSALAYYAPALEM-YENDADA, SAGARNAGAR, VISAKHAPATNAM (RURAL), AP, 530045.

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NAKKA VIVEK KUMAR,, S/O NAVARATNA KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, H NO. 6-20, PEDAPETA, LANKALA KODERU, PALKOL MANDAL, W G DISTRICT- 534 250.

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...PETITIONER(S)

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AND

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UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001.

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THE DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT, REP. BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ZONAL OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM, 530017, A.P.

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

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1.MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA

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Counsel for the Respondent(S):

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1.JOSYULA BHASKARA RAO ( SC FOR E D )

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY

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Writ Petition No.24060 of 2025

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Order:

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This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the

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Constitution of India seeking the following prayer;

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“….to issue a writ of CERTIORARI or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the impugned summons issued under Section 50 of the PMLA, 2002 by the 2nd respondent vide Summon No. PMLA/ SUMMON/VKSZO/2025/790/673, PMLA/SUMMON/VKSZO/2025/791/674, PMLA/SUMMONA/KSZO/2025/ 792/675 and PMLA/ SUMMON/VKSZO/2025/794/677 dated 23-08-2025 as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional apart from gross violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently QUASH/Set aside the same….”

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