JUDGMENT :

SAURABH LAVANIA, J.

1. By means of the present writ petition, a challenge has been made to the provisional attachment order no. 2 of 2021 dated 09.03.2021 (annexed as annexure no. 1 to the writ petition) passed by respondent no. 4 in exercise of power under sub-Section 1 of Section 5 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (in short ‘Act’). The petitioner has also sought consequential relief which is to the effect that respondents may be directed not to give effect to the provisional attachment order no. 2 of 2021 dated 09.03.2021. The reliefs as sought in the writ petition on reproduction, reads as under:-

“(a) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI quashing the impugned provisional attachment order no. 02/2021 dated 09.03.2021 (Annexure No. 1) passed by respondent no. 4 with respect to the four sugar mills of the petitioner and all other consequential proceeding arising thereof in respect of the petitioner.

(b) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents not to give effect to the provisional attachment order no. 02/2021 dated 09.03.2021 passed by respondent no. 4 and not to unnecessary harass the petit