76-Year-Old PMLA Noticee Need Not Personally Appear Before ED Unless Required: Calcutta HC

Kishori Lal Jaiswal Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The Calcutta High Court disposed of a writ petition in which the petitioner sought a direction permitting the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to examine him either through virtual mode or at the Kolkata Zonal Office instead of requiring his personal appearance at Jalandhar. The petitioner stated that the ED had issued a notice dated 26 May 2026 under Section 50(2)(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) directing him to appear on 2 June 2026, but the notice was received only on 2 June 2026 at 4:53 p.m., after the s...