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In a significant ruling on February 23, 2026, the Bombay High Court overturned an interim stay, permitting Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank to resume fraud-tagging proceedings against Anil Ambani over alleged fund diversion in Reliance entities. This comes as the ED continues its PMLA crackdown, having attached assets exceeding ₹12,000 crore, including the Ambani family's Pali Hill home in Mumbai.

Bombay High Court Overturns Interim Stay: Banks Can Proceed with Fraud Tagging Against Anil Ambani

In a significant ruling on February 23, 2026, the Bombay High Court overturned an interim stay, permitting Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank to resume fraud-tagging proceedings against Anil Ambani over alleged fund diversion in Reliance entities. This comes as the ED continues its PMLA crackdown, having attached assets exceeding ₹12,000 crore, including the Ambani family’s Pali Hill home in Mumbai.
The Enforcement Directorate has facilitated the payment of ₹311.67 crore towards long-pending dues of former Kingfisher Airlines employees, following a DRT Chennai order releasing funds from PMLA-attached assets linked to Vijay Mallya.

Kingfisher Airlines Employees to Receive ₹311.67 Crore as ED Facilitates Long-Pending Dues

The Enforcement Directorate has facilitated the payment of ₹311.67 crore towards long-pending dues of former Kingfisher Airlines employees, following a DRT Chennai order releasing funds from PMLA-attached assets linked to Vijay Mallya.
The ED has attached properties worth over ₹51 crore linked to Ocean Seven Buildtech in a money laundering case involving diversion of funds collected from homebuyers for incomplete affordable housing projects. Promoter Swaraj Singh Yadav is accused of orchestrating the fraud through arbitrary cancellations, inflated resales, and misuse of escrow funds. Probe continues.

Wadhawans Under Fire: ED’s Twin Strike Attaches ₹186 Cr in DHFL Fraud, Files New Charges in PMC Bank Scam

In a major two-pronged assault on financial crime, the ED has attached 154 flats and other assets valued at ₹185.84 crore linked to DHFL’s Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan. Simultaneously, a new chargesheet has been filed in the HDIL-PMC Bank scam, exposing a conspiracy to launder funds through fraudulent land acquisition in Sindhudurg.