Writ not entertained as authority empowered u/s. 5 of PMLA Act scrutinized material while passing provisional attachment order

Santiago Martin Vs Union of India (Kerala High Court) Kerala High Court dismissed the writ petitioner stating that as authority empowered u/s. 5 of PMLA Act scrutinized the materials while passing provisional attachment order and hence it is not justifiable to exercise extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Facts- Against petitioner No.1, who is one among the two partners of a partnership firm viz., M/s. M.J. Associates, Palakkad, the 2nd petitioner, a private limited company of which petitioner No.1 is the Managing Director, and other different entities, a charg...