The PMLA Appellate Tribunal, headed by retired Justice Manmohan Singh, in a recent order, has directed the ED to maintain “status quo” on the property. The Tribunal said, “There is no evidence to show that the said property was acquired from proceeds of crime. There is also no evidence that the appellant (Karti Chidambaram) is likely to dispose of the property in order to frustrate the PMLA proceedings”. The Tribunal also noted ED’s delay in not filing its response for over five months, after its direction on April 23 to reply to Karti’s application within six weeks.