JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh,J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present writ petition challenges the impugned order dated 13th December, 2022 passed by the Adjudicating Authority (PMLA), by which the application of the Petitioner - Dr. U.S. Awasthi seeking permission to cross-examine the three persons, namely, Sh. Rajiv Saxena, Sh. Amarendra Dhari Singh @ A.D. Singh, and Sh. Sushil Kumar Pachisia, has been rejected with the following observations:

"12. Moreover, when a person is charged with serious offences of money-laundering affecting the financial status of the nation, cannot be heard to complain about violation of principles of natural justice on the basis of own self-serving perception that he/she being victimized by State action. If such complaint is to be taken note of at every stage of action taken by the authorities concerned, it will not sub serve the due process of law set in motion against the alleged offenders under the statute. It is always open the accused of the alleged offenders to make more noise about the so-called violation of principles of natural justice and such noise can be heard quite often in these type of matters with a view t