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Cash-for-query row: Delhi HC quashes Lokpal sanction against Mahua Moitra

Cash-for-query row: Delhi HC quashes Lokpal sanction against Mahua Moitra

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The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside a Lokpal order granting sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query row.   A bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar allowed Moitra’s plea challenging the Lokpal’s sanction order and directed the Lokpal to reconsider the issue in accordance with law and take a fresh decision within one month. Setting aside the impugned order, the Justice Kshetarpal-led Bench accepted Moitra’s contention that the anti-corruption body had failed to properly consider the statutory requirement of examining the comments and material submitted by the public servant before granting sanction under Section 20(7)(a) of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The case arose from allegations levelled by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, who accused Moitra of accepting cash and luxury gifts from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for raising questions in the Parliament. Acting on the complaint, the Lokpal had earlier directed the CBI to investigate “all …

Cash-for-query case: Relief for Mahua Moitra, Delhi HC sets aside Lokpal order on chargesheet | Legal News

Cash-for-query case: Relief for Mahua Moitra, Delhi HC sets aside Lokpal order on chargesheet | Legal News

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The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order of the Lokpal that had granted sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against TMC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra in relation to the cash-for-query row. Moitra, in a plea before the Delhi HC, had challenged the Lokpal’s November 12 order, primarily on the ground that it was passed without taking into consideration her submissions and filings before the anti-corruption ombudsman in violation of the prescribed procedure under Section 20 (7) of the Lokpal Act. A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, pronouncing the verdict in open court, also remanded the matter back to Lokpal to reconsider the aspect of grant of sanction as per the provisions of the Act, and take a decision in a month’s time. A detailed order is awaited. What did the TMC MP argue Section 20 (7) of the Act deals with the Lokpal’s grant of sanction to its prosecution wing or probe agency to file a chargesheet; direct closure of …

Mahua Moitra Moves Delhi HC Against Lokpal’s Sanction Order In Cash-For-Query Case | India News

Mahua Moitra Moves Delhi HC Against Lokpal’s Sanction Order In Cash-For-Query Case | India News

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Last Updated:November 17, 2025, 22:42 IST Mahua Moitra challenges Lokpal order in Delhi High Court after it allowed CBI to file chargesheet in cash-for-query case involving Darshan Hiranandani. TMC MP Mahua Moitra. (File) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Lokpal order that allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against her within a month in the alleged cash-for-query case. In a November 12 full-bench decision, Lokpal invoked its powers and approved the sanction under relevant sections of the Lokpal Act for the CBI to prosecute Moitra and others. The authority asked the probe agency to file the chargesheet in court within four weeks, and also to submit a copy to the Lokpal, news agency ANI reported. The Krishnanager MP, in its petition, said that the Lokpal’s approval, communicated through a letter dated November 14, was granted without considering her defence, despite the fact that she had been asked to submit written comments and present oral arguments on the CBI’s investigation report. She alleged that …

CBI Gets Lokpal Nod To Chargesheet Mahua Moitra In ‘Cash-For-Query’ Case | India News

CBI Gets Lokpal Nod To Chargesheet Mahua Moitra In ‘Cash-For-Query’ Case | India News

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Last Updated:November 15, 2025, 23:34 IST Lokpal has allowed CBI to file a chargesheet against Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query case involving Darshan Hiranandani. TMC MP Mahua Moitra. File pic/PTI The Lokpal has given a go-ahead to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case. The Lokpal has directed the probe agency to file the chargesheet within four weeks. The anti-graft body’s decision came after it held its full bench meeting on November 12 and gave a green signal to submit the chargesheet to the concerned court. It also asked the CBI to submit a copy of the chargesheet to it. “Accordingly, in exercise of powers under Section 20(7)(a) read with Section 23(1) of the Act of 2013, we accord sanction to the Investigating Agency (CBI) to file a chargesheet before the court of competent jurisdiction against the named RPS and others (DHN), within four weeks from today, and submit a copy of the same along with the documents filed …

Cash-for-query row case: ED files money laundering case against Mahua Moitra

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query row case, sources said. This is the second case which the ED so far has registered against Moitra. The first one is linked to the discrepancies in a foreign exchange contravention case under which the ED has issued three summons to Moitra and she did not appear yet before the investigators in response to the case. The move comes days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a First Information Report (FIR) agaist Moitra acting on the directions of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The Lokpal had issued the directions to the CBI after receiving findings of the agency`s preliminary inquiry into allegations made by Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey against Moitra. The Lokpal had directed the CBI to submit its findings in six months before it after investigating all aspects of the complaints against her in the matter. Lok Sabha had expelled Moitra in December last year for “unethical conduct”. The former MP has …

Businessman Darshan Hiranandani ‘accused’ along with Mahua Moitra in CBI’s ‘cash-for-query’ FIR | India News

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The FIR registered by CBI Thursday against former TMC MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query case also mentions businessman Darshan Hiranandani as an “accused”. On Saturday, multiple teams of the CBI had conducted searches at various premises linked to Moitra, across different locations in West Bengal. Moitra has been accused of accepting cash to ask questions on behalf of businessman and friend Hiranandani. In an interview to The Indian Express on October 27, Moitra admitted she gave her Parliament login and password details to Hiranandani but denied taking any cash from him, as alleged by Supreme Court advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai in his complaint to the CBI. The CBI FIR, lodged two days after the Lokpal ordered a formal investigation in the case, states, “In compliance of the order dated March 19, a regular case is registered against Moitra, the then Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Hiranandani, private person and unknown others…Under IPC Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and several Sections of 7, 8 & 12 of PoC Act and substantive offences thereof, …

CBI Raids Trinamool’s Mahua Moitra’s Kolkata Home In Cash-For-Query Case

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Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December last year. New Delhi/Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s home in Kolkata was searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in the cash-for-query case. This comes a day after the CBI registered a First Information Report or FIR against Mahua Moitra. The anti-corruption body Lokpal had earlier this week asked the CBI to probe the allegations against Ms Moitra and submit a report within six months. The CBI had also been asked to file periodical reports regarding the status of the investigation every month. “After careful evaluation and consideration of the entire material on record, there remains no doubt regarding the fact that the allegations leveled against the Respondent Public Servant (RPS), most of which are supported by cogent evidence, are extremely serious in nature, especially in view of the position held by her,” Lokpal said in its order. Mahua Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December last year. An ethics panel recommended the (now) ex-MP be removed after she was accused …

CBI Registers FIR Against TMC Leader Mahua Moitra In Cash-for-query Case On Lokpal’s Direction

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Lok Sabha had expelled Moitra in December last year for “unethical conduct”. (Photo: PTI file) The Lokpal has issued the directions to the CBI after receiving findings of the agency’s preliminary inquiry into allegations made by BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey against Moitra The CBI on Thursday registered an FIR against former Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query case, officials said. The CBI action came on the direction of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The Lokpal has issued the directions to the CBI after receiving findings of the agency’s preliminary inquiry into allegations made by BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey against Moitra. The Lokpal had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit its findings in six months before it after investigating all aspects of the complaints against her in the matter. Lok Sabha had expelled Moitra in December last year for “unethical conduct”. The former MP has challenged her expulsion in the Supreme Court and will again be on the hustings during the general elections as the TMC’s candidate from the Krishnanagar …

Lokpal Asks CBI To Probe Cash-For-Query Allegation Against Trinamool’s Mahua Moitra

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New Delhi: Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday directed the CBI to investigate the cash-for-query allegations against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra and submit findings before it within six months, according to an order. Ms Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December last year for “unethical conduct” and has moved the Supreme Court challenging her expulsion. She has been renominated by the party as its candidate from the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. The Lokpal directive came while deciding a complaint by BJP Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey alleging that Moitra had asked questions in the Lower House of Parliament in exchange for cash and gifts from Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani. “After careful evaluation and consideration of the entire material on record, there remains no doubt regarding the fact that the allegations levelled against the RPS (Respondent Public Servant), most of which are supported by cogent evidence, are extremely serious in nature, especially in view of the position held by her,” reads the Lokpal order. It has referred to Ms Moitra …

Mahua Moitra submits her response to CBI questions in `cash-for-query` case

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TMC leader and former Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra has sent her response to a questionnaire by the CBI on allegations of corruption in raising questions in the house, officials said Thursday. The CBI is examining the response after which it will send a report to anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal which had referred the matter to the agency, they said. The agency is conducting a preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Moitra on the reference from the Lokpal. The CBI is also understood to have spoken to lawyer Jai Dehadrai and businessman Darshan Hiranandani in connection with its inquiry, they said. Queries sent by PTI to Moitra remained unanswered and the CBI has also maintained silence on the issue. BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey had accused Moitra of asking questions in Lok Sabha to target the Adani group and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the behest of businessman Darshan Hiranandani in exchange for gifts. He had also accused Moitra of compromising national security for monetary gains. Moitra has denied any wrongdoing and claimed she was …