New Delhi: In a big relief to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald Case, the Delhi High Court today set aside trial court’s order summoning documents from the ministries of finance and corporate Affairs and other agencies and balance sheet of the party for 2010-2011.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had moved the high court to get access to the documents submitted my the ministry of corporate affairs, ministry of finance and other department in the matter. Congress leaders had challenged the order.
Swamy had told the high court that he needs access to the documents for arguments in the case.
A Delhi Court had on March 11 given its nod to Swamy’s plea, seeking the balance sheets of the Indian National Congress (INC) and Associated Journals Pvt Limited (AJL) for the purpose of investigation in this case.
What is National Herald case
Swamy had accused Sonia, Rahul and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by just paying Rs 50 lakh by which Young Indian Pvt Ltd.obtained the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore which the AJL had owed to the Congress.
Besides the Congress president and her son, Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda are the other accused in this case.
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, who had appeared before a trial court, in the case were granted unconditional bail in December last year. The Gandhis were, however, asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and a surety of same amount respectively.
(Agencies)
