The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to arrest Barinder Kaur in the money laundering case related to the alleged ₹48,000 crore PACL Scam. .Justice Girish Kathpalia said no coercive steps should be taken against Kaur till the Court hears the matter on April 29. Kaur was ordered by the High Court to appear before the ED on April 25.“However, at request of learned Panel Counsel for DoE [ED], it is made clear that the interim protection granted above is solely in order to ensure effective hearing to both sides and this protection has not been granted on merits,” the Court said. .Kaur is the daughter of Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, founder of Pearl Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL), who allegedly duped over five crore people of ₹48,000 crores. Bhangoo promised investors high returns for their investment by purchasing land for agricultural and commercial purposes. His company claimed that the land will be sold at a significant profit. The company operated as a pyramid scheme and encouraged everyone to recruit two others. He passed away last year. .Senior Advocate Sachin Puri and advocate Arshdeep Singh appeared for Barinder Kaur. ED was represented by its panel counsel Vivek Gurnani. .[Read Order]
