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  Petitioners   have   invoked   writ   jurisdiction   of   this   Court   under  Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the Notification dated  17.05.2002,   Memo   No.1­A/Court.   Setup­103/2001­1111/J,   whereby  Court   of   Special   Judge,   C.B.I.   (A.H.D.)/Additional   Judicial  Commissioner was authorised to try the cases under Foreign Exchange  Management Act (FEMA).  

To   understand   the   controversy,   few   facts   are   required   to   be  narrated.   A complaint case being FERA Case No.02 of 2002 was filed  initially in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi.   Director of  Enforcement   vide   letter   dated   25th  January   2002   requested   the   State  Government to authorise the Special Courts of Ranchi hearing the fodder  Scam cases to hear the cases under FERA Act also.   State Government  has sought opinion of this Court vide letter dated 2nd March 2002 as to  whether   Special   Court   hearing   the   Fodder   Scam   cases   can   be  empowered   to   hear   the   cases   under   FERA/FEMA.     Full   Court,   on  25.04.2002,   has   resolved   that   Court   of   Special   Judge   hearing   A.H.D.  Fodder   Scam  Scam   cases be empowered   to try   the cases  under the FERA/FEMA.  Pursuant to the resolution passed by this Court, Registrar  General of this Court vide letter dated 06.05.2002 conveyed resolution  to the State Government with the request to issue notification to this  effect immediately.  Pursuant to the letter dated 06.05.2002, written by  the Registrar General of this Court, conveying the decision of the Full  Court, State Government has issued impugned notice dated 17.05.2002  authorising the Special Judge, C.B.I. hearing the Fodder Scam cases to  try   the   cases   under   FEMA/FERA.     Thereafter,   complaint   stood  transferred from the Court of C.J.M. to the Special Judge, C.B.I.  Learned  Special Judge has taken cognizance vide order dated 31.05.2002.  Order  taking   cognizance   was   challenged   before   this   Court   by   one   of   the  accused namely Vijay Kumar Malik in W.P. (Cr.) No.208 of 2002, which  was dismissed by this Court vide Judgment dated 18.12.2002 (reported  in 2003(1) JLJR 319) and present petitioners have also challenged the  order   dated   31.05.2002,   whereby   the   Special   Judge   has   taken  cognizance on the complaint, in Criminal Misc. Petition No.290 of 2003,  Dr. K.M. Prasad & ors. Vs. Union of India.   Learned Single Judge of  this   Court   has   dismissed   the   petition   filed   by   the   petitioners   vide  Judgment   dated   6th  May   2003   (Reported   in   2003   (3)   JCR   452).  Judgments, upholding the cognizance order dated 31.05.2002 were not  challenged   before   the   Supreme   Court   and   have   attained   finality.  Thereafter,   petitioners   have   approached   this  Court   by   way   of   present  writ petition challenging the notification dated 17.05.2002 issued by the  State Government on the ground that State Government has absolutely  no jurisdiction to autharise Special Judge to try cases under FERA Act  1973.

On the other hand, Ms. A.R.  Choudhary  appearing for the High  Court   and   Mr.   A.K.   Das   appearing   for   the   Enforcement   Director,   Mr.  Rajiv   Ranjan   Mishra   appearing   for   the   State   have   vehemently   argued  that since present case, under the FERA has direct links with the Animal  Husbandry Department (Fodder Scam), therefore, it is desirable that all  the cases, which are interlinked should be heard by one Court.   They  have   further   contended   that   by   transferring   the   cases   to   the   Special  Judge hearing the Fodder Scam cases, no illegality was committed and  petitioners can no way be said to be aggrieved by transfer of the cases.

Decision of Full Court dated 25.04.2002 empowering the Special  Judge hearing Fodder Scam­Animal Husbandry Department Scam cases  to try the case under FERA/FEMA is not under challenge.  As observed  hereinabove that this Court has absolute jurisdiction in administration  side as well as in judicial side to transfer any pending criminal case from  one   competent   court   to   another   competent   court,   therefore,   merely  because   impugned   notification   dated   17.05.2002   got   to   be   issued  pursuant to the decision of Full court dated 25.04.2002 shall have no  adverse effect on the jurisdiction of Special Judge hearing the Fodder  Scam   cases   to   try   the   present   criminal   complaint   under   the   FERA.  Therefore, no interference is required in the present case.