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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Moitra’s Lokpal-Sanction Challenge After Refusing Interim Stay

The court heard arguments over whether the Lokpal had to consider Mahua Moitra’s submissions under Section 20(7), leaving the CBI free to file a chargesheet under the Lokpal’s four-week directive.

The MP alleged that the Lokpal wrongly granted the CBI permission to file a chargesheet against her. (ANI file photo)
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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Delhi HC with her plea | PTI photo
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Overview

  • A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar reserved judgment and declined to restrain the CBI from filing a chargesheet.
  • The CBI, represented by ASG S. V. Raju, called Moitra’s plea frivolous and argued she had no right to an oral hearing or to submit documents under the Lokpal Act.
  • Moitra contended the Lokpal ignored her written and oral submissions, effectively rubber-stamping the CBI’s report and denying consideration of closure under Section 20(7).
  • The Lokpal’s 12 November order granted sanction to prosecute and directed the CBI to file a chargesheet within four weeks and submit a copy to the Lokpal.
  • The case stems from a March 21, 2024 CBI FIR alleging Moitra took cash and gifts from Darshan Hiranandani and shared her Lok Sabha login; she acknowledges sharing credentials but denies receiving money.