$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8331/2017 & CM APPL. 34336/2017 M/S STERLING BIOTECH LTD .....Petitioner Through: Ms.Shrika Gautam and Ms.Ranjeeta Rohatgi, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr.Vedansh Anand, SPC with Ms.Nidhi Rai, GP and Mr.Kush Garg, Adv. for UOI Mr.Vivek Gurnani, Panel Counsel for ED CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for the following reliefs: “(i) Declare the impugned Sections 3 and 45 of PMLA ultra vires for being vague, unreasonable, ambiguous and unconstitutional on the vice of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, or in the alternative, each or any of them as may deemed just and necessary, may please be read down, explained and scope thereof expounded by this Hon’ble Court so as to save them from unconstitutionality; (ii) issue a writ of mandamus or in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent Department to forthwith place on record before this Hon’ble Court the ECIR NO. ECIR/HQRS/15/2017 recorded for commencing investigations under PMLA and This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/07/2026 at 11:15:42 to provide a copy thereof to the Petitioner: (iii) quash and set aside the investigations under PMLA commenced by recording the impugned ECIR NO. ECIR/HQRS/15/2017;” 2. As far as the ECIR NO. ECIR/HQRS/15/2017 is concerned, vide order dated 19.11.2025 read with order dated 17.12.2025, passed by the Supreme Court in W.P. (Crl.) No.37/2020, titled Hemant S. Hathi v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors. and W.P. (Crl.) No. 48/2020, titled Chetan Jayantilal & Ors. v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors., the same stands quashed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, therefore, nothing further survives in this petition. The same along with the pending applications is, accordingly, disposed of. NAVIN CHAWLA, J RAVINDER DUDEJA, J JULY 17, 2026/sg/pb This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 21/07/2026 at 11:15:42