Petitioners sought direction to release frozen bank accounts and lockers via writ of mandamus. The Enforcement Directorate clarified no accounts were frozen; withdrawals required only prior intimation. Court accepted this position and disposed of the petition immediately.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 381 OF 2021
Jaisingh Choraria & Ors. ..Petitioners Versus Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents
..Respondents
Mr. Siddhesh Bhole a/w. Mr. Abdulla Katlariwala a/w. Ms. Aarti Deodhar i/b. SSB Legal & Advisory for Petitioners.
Mr. Nilesh Bamne i/b. A. R. Bamne & Co. for Respondent No.3. Mr. D. P. Singh for Respondent No.1. Ms. M. H. Mhatre, APP for State/Respondent.
CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR AND SARANG V. KOTWAL, JJ.
DATE : 07 OCTOBER 2021
P.C. :
. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Digitally signed byVINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Date: 2021.10.08 14:51:23 +0530
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being the office of Enforcement Directorate, (Zonal Officer) at 10-A Jamnagar House, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110011 to forthwith inform Respondent Nos.2 to 4 to release / de-freeze the said accounts/ lockers / mutual fund immediately.
“That the contentions of the petitioner are untenable. The said bank accounts were not frozen, only direction was given to concerned banks and financial institutions that withdrawal/encashment from the said accounts be allowed with prior intimation to this office.”
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(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
(NITIN JAMDAR, J.)
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Jaisingh Choraria
Union of India
Nitin Jamdar
Sarang V. Kotwal
As recorded by the court registry
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