Published on : 21 Nov 2025, 9:58 am 3 min read

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its verdict in the plea filed by TMC Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra challenging the Lokpal order sanctioning the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against her in the alleged cash-for-query row.

A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar also refused Moitra's counsel's request to restrain the CBI from filing a chargesheet, till the time the Court decides the matter.

A full bench of the Lokpal had invoked its powers under Section 20(7)(a) read with Section 23(1) of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, allowing CBI to file a charge sheet within four weeks, and mandated that a copy be submitted to the Lokpal.

The case stems from a

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