National Herald Case: Delhi HC Turns Down ED Plea to Order Status Quo on Attached Properties

HC declines to restrain AJL from seeking National Herald assets release

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to restrain Gandhi family controlled Associated Journals Limited (AJL) from seeking release of properties, including Herald House at ITO attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), before the PMLA Appellate Tribunal in the National Herald case

National Herald Case: No Interim Order From Delhi HC On ED Plea Over AJL Properties

The Delhi HC declined interim relief to the ED in the National Herald case, refusing to stop AJL from approaching the PMLA Tribunal to seek release of attached properties.

National Herald Case: Delhi HC Declines to Restrain AJL from Seeking Release of Attached Properties

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Justice Sachin Datta was hearing a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Young Indian, AJL and other accused. India News | National Herald Case: Delhi HC Declines to Restrain AJL from Seeking Release of Attached Properties.

National Herald case: Delhi HC turns down ED plea to order status quo on attached properties

Delhi High Court turned down the Enforcement Directorate's bid to uphold the status quo on properties connected to the National Herald affair. Justice Sachin Datta announced that no interim orders would be forthcoming as the case progresses. Previously, the trial court dismissed the ED's complaint on legal bases, prompting their appeal.

Delhi HC denies interim status quo on ED-attached National Herald assets

The Delhi High Court declined the ED's request to maintain status quo on attached National Herald properties. The refusal leaves the agency without interim protection until its challenge is heard in November.

Delhi High Court Declines ED's Status Quo Request In National Herald Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday turned down the Enforcement Directorate's plea to maintain a status quo on properties attached in the National Herald money laundering case involving Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Justice Sachin Datta stated he would not pass an interim order and would decide the agency's petition challenging a trial court's refusal to take cognisance of its chargesheet. The ED argues that the accused are using th…