Overview
- A Delhi High Court bench led by Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar directed that the extension plea be placed before the original bench that issued the December 19 order.
- The matter is now listed for hearing on January 23 before the bench that had set aside the Lokpal’s November 12, 2025 sanction to the CBI.
- The High Court previously held that the Lokpal misapplied the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act and ordered a fresh Section 20 assessment within one month.
- Counsel for the Lokpal cited winter holidays as the reason it could not meet the earlier deadline to decide on sanction for a CBI chargesheet.
- The case stems from a CBI FIR filed on March 21, 2024 over alleged cash-for-query dealings linked to businessman Darshan Hiranandani, with Mahua Moitra acknowledging she shared her Parliament login but denying receipt of cash.