Tribunals and CommissionsSingle Bench(2021) 03 ATPMLA CK 0009

Wave Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. vs Deputy Director, Directorate Of Enforcement, New Delhi & Ors.

Appellate Tribunal Under Prevention Of Money Laundering Act · Decided on 30 March 2021

HON’BLE JUDGES
G. C. Mishra, Acting Chairman
CASE NUMBER
MP-PMLA-8171, 8380, 8546/DLI/2021, 6461/DLI/2019, FPA-PMLA-3234/DLI/2019

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Judgment

27 paragraphs · 498 words

G. C. Mishra, Acting Chairman

MP-PMLA-8380/DLI/2021 (U.H.)

The appellant/applicant’ counsel has filed the urgent application on dated 04.03.2021 for urgent hearing of the matter on the grounds mentioned

therein. The prayer for urgent hearing is considered and allowed by fixing the case for today vide order dated 08.03.2021. The urgent application is

disposed of accordingly.

MP-PMLA-8546/DLI/2021 (Misc.)

The appellant/applicant’ counsel has filed the miscellaneous application on dated 04.03.2021 on behalf of the appellant/applicant for placing

additional documents on record in the matter. The grounds for filing the application are mentioned in the said application. Issue notice. Mr. Nitesh

Rana, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 (ED) accepts notice and sought ten days time to file the reply to the same. His prayer is considered and

allowed. Ten days time has been granted to the respondent no.1 (ED) to file reply to the application, with an advance copy to be served on the other

side.

MP-PMLA-8171/DLI/2021 (Misc.) in FPA-PMLA-3234/DLI/2019

Reply to the application has not been filed by the respondent no.1(ED).

The Learned Senior Counsel Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog, appearing on behalf of the appellant submitted that the appellant is waiting for the approval for

creation of a second charge for the sanctioning of Rs.25 Crore issued by YES Bank, which is being sanctioned under Emergency Credit Line

Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) and is 100% secured by the Govt. of India and that the respondent no.1 (ED) has earlier been granted 10 days time to

file the reply but even after one month, the reply is not filed by the respondent. The Learned Senior Counsel further submitted that as it is a time bound

scheme, the matter be heard at the earliest and no further time be granted to the respondent (ED) for filing any reply.

The learned counsel for the respondent no.5 (YES Bank) Mr. Madhav Khurana, Advocate submitted that the Bank is the primarily lender and it is the

first time in many years or say in a very long time that the Indian Government is acting as a Sovereign Guarantor in the present scheme.

On the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent no.1 (ED) Mr. Nitesh Rana, Advocate is seeking 10 more days time to file the reply to the

application and submitted that the legal and constructive possession of the property in question is still with the Enforcement Directorate and further

stated that a last chance may be granted to the respondent no.1 (ED) to file the reply to the application. The adjournment prayer is strongly objected

by learned senior counsel for the appellant.

Heard all the parties. In the interest of justice and as a last opportunity, the learned counsel for the respondent no.1 (ED) is granted ten days time to

file the reply to the application, with an advance copy to the other side. No further time would be granted to the respondent no.1 (ED) to file the same.

With the consent of all the parties, list the applications on 12th April, 2021.