Mgm Anand v. The Assistant Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 12.03.2026 (Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ, authoring; bench with G. Arul Murugan, J) in Crl.M.P.No.3843 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.SR No.11248 of 2026 filed by MGM Anand against The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement (The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002). The Court allowed the application to dispense with production of the original impugned cognizance order dated 18.09.2025 in Spl. C.C.No.13 of 2025 pending before the VIII Additional Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai, and directed the Registry to number the Crl.O.P. and tag it with Crl.O.P.No.5085 of 2026. Petitioner's counsel: Abudu Kumar Rajaratnam, Senior Counsel, for T. Kokilavani; respondent's counsel: N. Ramesh, Special Public Prosecutor for ED Cases. No precedents cited; only statutory reference is the PMLA, 2002 in the respondent's designation.
What did the court decide?
Exemption from filing the original impugned cognizance order dated 18.09.2025 in Spl. C.C.No.13 of 2025 granted; Registry directed to number the Crl.O.P. and tag it with Crl.O.P.No.5085 of 2026.