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FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015 of M/s Ace Card Infrasol Pvt. Ltd. v/s The Deputy Director Directorate of Enforcement, Mumbai

ATFP11 Jan 2017FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015

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What is this about?

Appeal/Appearance before the Appellate Tribunal PMLA regarding substituted service. The Tribunal allowed an application to serve a respondent by publication in English and Marathi newspapers in Mumbai as the previous notice was returned unclaimed and no other address was known. The matter was listed for fresh hearing weeks later. This is a thin procedural order allowing substituted service.

What did the court decide?

Allowed the prayer for substituted service of notice on respondent no. 2 (direct delivery to respondent no. 1) by publication in English and Marathi newspapers having circulation in Mumbai area.

FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015 of M/s Ace Card Infrasol Pvt. Ltd. v/s The… — Money Laundering | ATFP (2017)

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APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT AT NEW DELHI

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MP-PMLA-3048/MUM/2016 (Misc) In MP-PMLA-2203/MUM/2015 (Stay)

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FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015

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M/s ACE Card Infrasol Pvt. Ltd. … Appellant/Applicant

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Versus

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The Deputy Director Directorate of Enforcement, Mumbai

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… Respondent

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Advocates/Authorized Representatives who appeared

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For the appellant : Shri Arjun Krishnan, Advocate For the respondent : Shri Neeraj Atri, Advocate CORAM JUSTICE MANMOHAN SINGH : CHAIRMAN SHRI KAUSHAL SRIVASTAVA : MEMBER SHRI ANAND KISHORE : MEMBER

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ORDER 11.01.2017

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MP-PMLA-3048/MUM/2016 (Misc) In MP-PMLA-2203/MUM/2015 (Stay) & FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015

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Fresh application has been filed for the substituted service on unserved respondent no. 2 by way of publication. It is stated in the application that as per last order, the notice was sent by the Advocate to the respondent no. 2 by speed post. However, the same has been returned with the remarks “unclaimed returned to sender”. Returned envelope has been enclosed alongwith the application. It is submitted that the appellant has only the last known address of respondent no. 2, and no other address of this respondent is known to the appellant. Therefore, there is no other way to effect service on respondent no. 2 except by way of substituted service by way of publication. Issue notice to the respondent no. 1. The learned counsel for the respondent no. 1

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FPA-PMLA-1112/MUM/2015

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has no objection if prayer is allowed in the said application. For the reasons stated in the application, the prayer is allowed. The appellant is permitted to serve the respondent no. 2 by way of publication in the English newspaper and Marathi newspaper having circulation in Mumbai area. The appellant will take necessary steps within two weeks from today.

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List this matter on 14^th February, 2017.

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(Justice Manmohan Singh) Chairman

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(Kaushal Srivastava) Member

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(Anand Kishore) Member

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New Delhi, 11^th January, 2017.

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„A‟

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