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Crime
Delhi HC Rejects ED’s Request to Maintain Status Quo on National Herald Properties
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 09:03 AM
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The Delhi High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s plea to keep the status quo on properties attached in the National Herald case, ruling that the request lacks sufficient grounds.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea to maintain the status quo on properties attached in the National Herald case.
In its order, the court held that the ED had failed to show that keeping the properties untouched would prevent irreparable harm or that the assets were essential for the investigation. It also noted that the request was premature, as the case is still in the early stages.
The ED had sought to keep the properties untouched while the investigation proceeds, but the court found the grounds insufficient to justify such a stay.
The National Herald case remains active, with the ED continuing its inquiry. The court’s ruling does not affect the ongoing proceedings or the possibility of further orders.
In its order, the court held that the ED had failed to show that keeping the properties untouched would prevent irreparable harm or that the assets were essential for the investigation. It also noted that the request was premature, as the case is still in the early stages.
The ED had sought to keep the properties untouched while the investigation proceeds, but the court found the grounds insufficient to justify such a stay.
The National Herald case remains active, with the ED continuing its inquiry. The court’s ruling does not affect the ongoing proceedings or the possibility of further orders.