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The Delhi High Court on Friday said that they are not inclined to allow transfer of interrogation in the Money Laundering case against the members of the Popular Front of India from Delhi to Kerala.

A single-judge bench of Justice Anu Malhotra said that the Court cannot direct the manner and mode of investigation. "That is not the job of the court. At the moment, there is no restriction," Justice Malhotra added.

However, the Court directed the interrogation to be conducted at Kerala at the Enforcement Directorate's Zonal Office in the event of there being any travel restrictions from Kerala to Delhi.

The application has been filed by three members of PFI challenging notices served to them by ED to appear before them at Delhi for interrogation on the ground of prevailing pandemic and that the applicants are not so conversant with Hindi or English.

The bench further did not consider it appropriate to place the reasons for the search conducted on the members as forwarded to the Adjudicating Authority, PMLA is placed before the Court.

Advocate Amit Mahajan appearing for ED submitted that the members who have been summoned cannot decide in what way the investigation has to be conducted.

The bench disposed of the application while posting the main matter on February 4, 2022

Case Title: Popular Front of India and Anr Vs. Enforcement Directorate