1 2025:CGHC:22422-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPCR No. 300 of 2025 Govind Kumar Kedia S/o Late Ramanand Kedia Aged About 47 Years R/o Block A5, Flat No. 10d, 98, Christopher Road, Brindavan Garden, Topsia, Gobinda Khatick Road, S.O. Kolkata, West Bengal - 700064 ... Petitioner versus 1 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Ministry Of Finance, Room No. 128-A, North Block, New Delhi – 110001 2 - Directorate Of Enforcement Government Of India, Represented By Its Assistant Director, Mr Mukesh Kumar, Raipur Zonal Office, A-1 Block, 2nd Floor, Pujari Chambers, Pachpedi Naka, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Vikas Upadhyay, Advocate For Respondent No.1/UOI : Ms. Annapurna Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent No.2/ED : Dr. Saurabh Kumar Pande, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.05.29 18:11:05 +0530 2 Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J. 29/05/2025 1. The petitioner (Govind Kumar Kedia) has filed the present Writ petition with the following prayer:- (a) issue an appropriate Writ/ order/ direction seeking the Central Government to appoint a Special Judge (PMLA), Raipur, under Section 43(1) of the PMLA, so that the trial in the subject case is proceeded with and the bail application of the Petitioner is adjudicated upon expeditiously; and/or (b) in the alternative, issue an appropriate writ/ order/direction to the Additional Sessions Judge, Raipur, for proceeding with the trial in the subject case and expeditiously adjudicate the bail application preferred by the Petitioner herein; and/or (c) pass any other order/ direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of law and justice. 2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the notification with respect to the subject matter has already been issued by the Central Government on 24.05.2025, as such the present writ petition has become infructuous. 3. The submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner is not disputed by the counsel appearing for the State. 4. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice ved