Dr.Enbasekaran Muthur Raman v. the Assistant Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.5249 of 2025 and W.M.P.Nos.5826 & 5827 of 2025, decided 25.02.2025 (coram: M.S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar JJ.; order authored by M.S. Ramesh, J.). Enbasekaran Mathur Raman v. Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Chennai Zonal Office-1 and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Alandur. Challenge to ED summons (Summon No.PMLA/SUMMON/CEZO-I/2025/1973, dated 22.01.2025) fixing appearance for 18.02.2025; petitioner appeared following interim liberty granted on 14.02.2025; writ petition closed without adjudication of merits, no costs, liberty to pursue fresh challenge in the manner known to law. No precedents cited; only statutory reference is Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
What did the court decide?
No relief on merits; the writ petition and connected miscellaneous petitions were closed with no costs, the petitioner having already appeared pursuant to the interim liberty of 14.02.2025, with liberty reserved to challenge the entire proceedings afresh, if permissible.