SHIV MURAT DWIVEDI vs DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 02nd JULY, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + MISC. APPEAL(PMLA) 24/2025 SHIV MURAT DWIVEDI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mohit Chaudhary, Mr. Kunal Sachdeva and Ms. Katyayani Vajpayee, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, Standing Counsel for ED with Mr. Mathew M. Philip, Mr. Karan Grover, Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The instant Appeal under Section 42 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (“PMLA”) has been preferred by the Appellant against the final order and judgment dated 25.02.2025 (“Impugned Order”) passed by the learned Appellate Tribunal in FPA-PMLA-1953/DLI/2017. By way of the Impugned Order, the learned Appellate Tribunal, while dismissing the appeal under Section 26 of PMLA, has upheld the Attachment Order dated 06.08.2015 passed by the Adjudicating Authority in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed MISC. APPEAL(PMLA) 24/2025 Page 1 of 18 By:RAHUL SINGH Signing Date:02.07.2025 18:40:53 the Original Complainant No. 478/2015, which confirmed the attachment of properties attached by the Respondent/Enforcement Directorate (“ED”) vide PAO No. 09/2015 dated 28.03.2025 (“Provisional Order”). 2. The Respondent/ED had attached the following list of properties belonging to the Appellant in connection with Enforcement Case Information Report bearing No. ECIR/53/DZ/2010 since 28.03.2015:- I. Bank A/Cs S. Name A/c No. Last Balance No. 1. Barclays Bank, 000003280571 0.00 Nehru Place 2. Barclays Bank, 000003152103 1,25,361.39 Nehru Place 3. HDFC Bank, GK-I, 00921000112082 0.00 New Delhi 4. HDFC Bank, Sec 28, 008813700