The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging an order of the Madras High Court issuing notice to an ED officer in a contempt petition. The contempt petition was filed alleging that the ED was continuing the investigation ignoring the High Court's stay order.

A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi expressed that the bench is not inclined to entertain the ED's petition having regard to the fact that the contempt proceedings are pending in the High Court. Giving liberty to raise all contentions before the High Court, the bench dismissed the Special Leave Petition.

The case relates to the ED investigation against film producer Aakash Baskaran and businessman Vikram Ravindran in a TASMAC-related probe.

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