<p>New Delhi: The Madras High Court would pronounce its verdict on April 23, on the petitions filed by state-run TASMAC and the Tamil Nadu government, which challenged the raids conducted by the ED on the premises of the liquor retailer in March this year.</p><p>When the case came up for hearing on Monday, a division bench comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and K Rajasekar reserved orders after hearing senior counsels Vikram Chaudhary and Vikas Singh, appearing for Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) and Advocate general P S Raman for state government. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju represented the Enforcement Directorate (ED).</p>.'Contempt action against Nishikant Dubey,' SC asks lawyer to seek AG's permission to file contempt plea.<p>According to ED, it had found serious financial fraud involving distillery companies and bottling entities through generation of unaccounted cash and illicit payments.</p><p>In its petition, TASMAC sought a direction to the ED not to harass its employees under the guise of investigation. It also sought a declaration that the ED's action of investigating the offence within the territorial limits of the State was violative of federalism.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Madras High Court would pronounce its verdict on April 23, on the petitions filed by state-run TASMAC and the Tamil Nadu government, which challenged the raids conducted by the ED on the premises of the liquor retailer in March this year.</p><p>When the case came up for hearing on Monday, a division bench comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and K Rajasekar reserved orders after hearing senior counsels Vikram Chaudhary and Vikas Singh, appearing for Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) and Advocate general P S Raman for state government. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju represented the Enforcement Directorate (ED).</p>.'Contempt action against Nishikant Dubey,' SC asks lawyer to seek AG's permission to file contempt plea.<p>According to ED, it had found serious financial fraud involving distillery companies and bottling entities through generation of unaccounted cash and illicit payments.</p><p>In its petition, TASMAC sought a direction to the ED not to harass its employees under the guise of investigation. It also sought a declaration that the ED's action of investigating the offence within the territorial limits of the State was violative of federalism.</p>