Overview
- A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar listed the case for Friday after receiving the Lokpal order in a sealed cover.
- Moitra seeks an interim stay to restrain the CBI from filing any chargesheet while her challenge to the sanction is heard.
- Her petition argues the Lokpal violated natural justice by ignoring her submissions and treating its role as a rubber stamp under Section 20(7)(a) of the Lokpal Act.
- The Lokpal’s full bench on November 12 granted sanction for prosecution and directed the CBI to file a chargesheet within four weeks.
- The case stems from allegations that she accepted cash and gifts from Darshan Hiranandani and shared her Parliament login, which she acknowledges sharing while denying any cash payment.