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

The Delhi High Court set aside the Lokpal’s sanction allowing the CBI to file a charge sheet against TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query case, directing a fresh decision. Acting on the complaint, the Lokpal had earlier directed the CBI to investigate "all aspects" of the matter under Section 20(3)(a) of the Act and submit a report

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Congress MP Mahua Moitra. File Pic

Congress MP Mahua Moitra. File Pic

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.

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