Supreme Court Raps Registry for Failing to Issue Notice to ED Director

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure with its Registry for failing to serve notice to the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) despite specific judicial orders.

A Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi termed the lapse "very nasty," remarking that officials were acting as "super Chief Justice of India."

The Court directed the Registrar (Judicial) to conduct a fact-finding inquiry into why the March 2026 order was ignored.

The underlying case involves an alleged ₹37,000 crore investor fraud, where the Court seeks to verify if all assets have been attached by the ED before considering bail.

[Ayushi Mittal v. State of Rajasthan]