{
  "id": 16384187,
  "title": "Bombay HC Orders ED To Return Chellaram Mills Director’s Assets As 180-Day Limit Expires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/bombay-hc-orders-ed-to-return-chellaram-mills-directors-assets-as-180",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T22:23:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-orders-ed-to-return-chellaram-mills-directors-assets-as-180-day-limit-expires"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Bombay High Court has ordered the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to return seized assets and unfreeze the bank locker of Mukesh Talreja, the Director of Chellaram Mills. The court ruled that the 180-day legal time limit for retaining these items had long expired, as the underlying case had been quashed by both the Bombay and Delhi High Courts. The ED had initially registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Talreja, but the case was subsequently dismissed by higher courts. The High Court acknowledged the ED's failure to obtain proper authorization to extend the retention period, ruling that the agency no longer had the authority to retain the assets. Legal experts emphasized the importance of law enforcement agencies strictly following statutory time limits in such cases.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 24, 2026: Pointing out that the legal time limit had long lapsed, the Bombay High Court has directed the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to immediately return all seized documents and digital devices to Mukesh Talreja, Director of Chellaram Mills, and unfreeze his bank locker. A bench headed by Justice Bharati Dangre passed the order while allowing a petition filed by Talreja. The…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bombay High Court orders ED to return Chellaram Mills Director Mukesh Talreja's assets.",
    "180-day legal time limit for retaining seized items has expired.",
    "ED lacked proper authorization to extend retention period, court rules."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}