AP HC stays ED order attaching Rs 822-crore deposits of MSat

Justice PV Sanjay Kumar also stayed the notice issued by the adjudicating authority to Mahindra Satyam asking the company officials to appear before it with regard to the case.

The attachment was carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Vineet Nayyar, chairman, Mahindra Satyam, had earlier stated that the company was going to challenge the ED’s order as the deposits rightfully belonged to the company. Nayyar had said that the new management never had access to the money brought in by Raju and that the amount had already been spent by the time Tech Mahindra took over the company.