Directorate of Enforcement Vs Rujira Banerjee — Money Laundering | Delhi HC (2025)

Directorate of Enforcement Vs Rujira Banerjee — Money Laundering | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Transfer of Ct. case No.1186/2021 (Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee) to the Designated Court at Rouse Avenue District Court dealing with the cases of PMLA; parties directed to appear before the Transferee Court on 25 August 2025; a copy of the order to be sent immediately to the Principal District and Sessions Judge(s) of the concerned district for information and compliance.

Issue for consideration

Before which court should Ct. case No.1186/2021 titled Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee — the complaint pertaining to a PMLA case pending at Rouse Avenue Courts — be conducted?

Court's answer

In view of the minutes dated 15 April 2019 of the Administrative and General Supervision committee, and since the Special Court constituted for dealing with the cases of PMLA is housed at Rouse Avenue District Court, Ct. case No.1186/2021 titled Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee is transferred to the Designated Court at Rouse Avenue, District Court dealing with the cases of PMLA.

Ratio / Principle

The stated basis of the transfer is the minutes dated 15 April 2019 of the Administrative and General Supervision committee together with the fact that the Special Court constituted for dealing with the cases of PMLA is housed at Rouse Avenue District Court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Justice Sanjeev Narula), administrative order dated 08.08.2025 in TR.P.(CRL.) 58/2025. The petition, instituted pursuant to the Registrar General's order dated 05.08.2025 (itself following the Principal District and Sessions Judge, New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts' order dated 31.07.2025 noting that the main PMLA case lies before the Rouse Avenue Courts), sought transfer of complaint case No.1186/2021, Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee. In view of the Administrative and General Supervision committee minutes dated 15.04.2019 and since the Special Court for PMLA cases is housed at Rouse Avenue District Court, the complaint case was transferred to the Designated Court at Rouse Avenue District Court dealing with PMLA cases. Parties directed to appear before the transferee court on 25.08.2025; copy of order to be sent to the Principal District and Sessions Judge(s) for compliance.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- TR.P.(CRL.) 58/2025

DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Simon Benjamin and Mr. N. K. Matta, SPPs.

versus

RUJIRA BANERJEE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nipun Saxena and Ms. Aadya Pandey, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R % 08.08.2025

The present petition for transfer of Ct. case No.1186/2021 titled Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee has been instituted pursuant to the order of the Registrar General of this Court dated 5^th August, 2025. The order was passed in view of the order dated 31^st July, 2025 passed by Principal District and Sessions Judge, New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts noting that the main case under the PMLA, to which the present complaint pertains, is pending before the concerned Court at Rouse Avenue Courts, which is vested with jurisdiction over PMLA matters, and directing that the case be placed before the Registrar General of this Court for appropriate orders.

Record of the case which is sent to this Court is perused.

In view of the minutes dated 15^th April, 2019 of the Administrative

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and General Supervision committee and since the Special Court constituted for dealing with the cases of PMLA is housed at Rouse Avenue District Court, Ct. case No.1186/2021 titled Enforcement Directorate Vs. Rujira Banerjee is transferred to the Designated Court at Rouse Avenue, District Court dealing with the cases of PMLA. Parties are directed to appear before the Transferee Court on 25^th August, 2025.

A copy of this order be sent immediately without any failure to Principal District and Sessions Judges of the concerned district for necessary information and compliance.

SANJEEV NARULA, J

AUGUST 8, 2025 d.negi

This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/08/2025 at 14:09:15