# THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT vs THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE GOA STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2025-01-14
Citation: IA/1958/2024
Petitioner: THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT
Respondent: THE BRANCH MANAGER, THE GOA STATE COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IA 1958-24 copy.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1958 OF 2024 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO. 3056 OF 2024 The Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement .. Applicant/Appellant Versus The Branch Manager, The Goa State Co-op Bank Ltd. .. Respondent Adv. Ashish Chavan a/w Yash Palan for the Applicant/ Appellant. 1. The above Appeal is filed under Section 42 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 [for short the “PMLA, 2002”] by the Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement, challenging the order dated 4th July 2018 passed by the Appellate Tribunal [constituted under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002], in FPA-PMLA-2178/AHD/2018. By the impugned order, the JANUARY 14, 2025 Laxmi IA 1958-24 copy.docx Appellate Tribunal allowed the Appeal filed by the Respondent-Bank against the order of the Adjudicating Authority confirming the Provisional Order of the Attachment levied [under Section 5 of the PMLA, 2002] by the Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement, Surat. 2. Since there is a delay in filing the Appeal, the above Interim Application is also filed seeking a condonation of delay. Though in the Interim Appl

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