2. The Letters Patent Appeal, being LPA 362/2020, has been filed by the Directorate of Enforcement2 under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, assailing the Judgment dated 18.11.20203 passed by the learned Single Judge. By the said judgment, the learned Single Judge allowed W.P.(C) No. 3551/2020 filed by the Respondents herein and, consequently, set aside the Notice/ Summons dated 26.05.2020 issued by the learned Adjudicating Authority in Original Complaint No. 1228/2019 dated 05.12.2019. The learned Single Judge has held that, the said Notice/ Summons was beyond the period of 180 days, as prescribed under Section 5 (3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act , 20024, from the date of the PAO dated 13.11.2019 and thereby, had expired without any order being passed by the learned Adjudicating Authority under Section 8 (3) of the PMLA.

3. The Writ Petition, being W.P.(CRL) 86/2022, challenges, inter alia, PAO No. 6/2021 dated 01.12.2021 passed by the ED. During the pendency of the writ petition, the Petitioners therein filed an application, being CRL.M.A. 13185/2022, seeking quashing of the aforesaid PAO. The grounds urged in support of the application were, in essence, similar to tho