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UZMA ADIL KHAN vs FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY through Director General, Islamabad S — 2023 CLD 599 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2023 CLD 599 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
CLD
Parties
UZMA ADIL KHAN vs FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY through Director General, Islamabad S
Subject matter
Civil
Provisions referred to
S. 5

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Judgment text as reported

UZMA ADIL KHAN VS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY through Director General, Islamabad S. 5(5)---anti-Money Laundering act (VII of 2010), Ss. 3 & 4---Constitution of Pakistan, art. 199---Constitutional petition---Quashing of proceedings--- Restrictions imposed on Bank accounts and properties---Petitioners were aggrieved of initiation of inquiry by Federal Investigating agency and imposing restrictions on their properties and bank accounts---Validity---There was no Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) against petitioners nor Federal Investigating agency had any report in its possession to reasonably believe that property was involved in Money-Laundering---Investigating officer did not seek permission of Trial Court to attach Bank accounts nor had sent any notice to petitioners---Seizure of property was not made in accordance with the law rather the same was in contravention of the provision of law---Seizure of Bank accounts of the petitioners was nothing but a nullity in the eye of law---High Court set aside seizure letter issued by Federal Investigating agency as the same suffered from perversity and clear transgression of authority and was nullity in the eye of law---Constitutional petition was allowed, in circumstances.

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