What happened: Delhi High Court fixes a reply timeline in the ED plea
The Delhi High Court granted three weeks for Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with other respondents, to file their reply to an Enforcement Directorate (ED) plea.
The ED plea challenged a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of the ED’s chargesheet in the National Herald-linked money laundering case.
During the hearing, the Solicitor-General argued that the trial court’s refusal to take cognisance was erroneous. The Solicitor-General also submitted that the respondents had been given time two months earlier to file a reply but had not filed one.
The Delhi High Court issued notices to additional individuals and entities named in the ED application, including Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise Private Limited, and Sunil Bhandari.
Background and earlier position: Trial court refusal to take cognisance
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