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 …