Overview
- The bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, hearing the case Monday, called the Registry “very nasty” and said officials act like a “super Chief Justice of India.”
- The court asked the Registrar (Judicial) to run a fact‑finding inquiry into why its March 23 direction was not reflected and why the office report claimed no notice to the Enforcement Directorate was ordered.
- The judges directed that notice now be served on the ED and said the bail plea will be listed later in May.
- The bench said it will not consider bail until the petitioner files an exhaustive affidavit listing all movable and immovable assets of herself, her family, and key company officers.
- The case involves an alleged ₹37,000 crore investment fraud, with the defence citing repayments and the ED freezing several hundred crores, and the lapse highlights how the Registry’s administrative role can shape the pace and integrity of such proceedings.