FPA-FE-603/CHN/2003 of Balakrishnan v/s The Deputy Director Directorate of Enforcement, Chennai

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This order records a non-dispositive direction regarding the merger of the Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange with the Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Properties) Act, 1976 effective 26-05-2017. Learning the writ petition remains pending in the Kerala High Court and noting the appellant's absence, the Tribunal directed the Registry to issue notice to the appellant and his counsel for the next hearing on 18-01-2018. The Tribunal avoided any substantive decision on the merits in this proceeding.