Shashank Srivatsava v. Enforcement Directorate Thr. Additional Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay in filing and re-filing; withdrawal of Letters Patent Appeals with liberty to furnish pre-deposit; pre-deposit of penalty amount before Appellate Tribunal under Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976; waiver of pre-deposit; 10% pre-deposit with 5% permitted by bank guarantee or surety; revival of Appellate Tribunal appeals dismissed on 26.05.2026 for non-furnishing of pre-deposit; Enforcement Directorate; Delhi High Court; LPA 482/2026, LPA 483/2026, LPA 485/2026; W.P.(C) 16598/2025, W.P.(C) 16631/2025, W.P.(C) 16691/2025.
What did the court decide?
Appeals dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to furnish the pre-deposit as directed vide the Impugned Judgment within six weeks; upon such compliance the appeals before the learned Appellate Tribunal shall stand revived irrespective of its order dated 26.05.2026; delay in filing and re-filing condoned.