The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed concern that Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s petition challenging the Lokpal’s sanction granted to the CBI had already been reported in the media even before the Bench could take up the matter.

The plea, which questions the legality of the Lokpal’s November 12 order permitting CBI to file a chargesheet against her in the alleged cash-for-query case, came up before a Division Bench, but was not heard on merits.

A Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar noted that details of the petition were circulating publicly and adjourned the case to November 21. Justice Shankar remarked that the matter was “already in the media”.

Moitra has assailed the Lokpal’s decision authorising CBI to proceed with a chargesheet, arguing th

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