Rajasthan HC dismisses Robert Vadra’s plea in opposition to ED probe in alleged unlawful land deal
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JODHPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday rejected a plea by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra looking for the quashing of an Enforcement Directorate case into the acquisition of land in Bikaner by an organization linked to him.
The court docket of Justice P S Bhati, nonetheless, prolonged a keep on his arrest for 2 extra weeks to permit him to attraction in the next court docket.
Vadra, the husband of Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi, faces investigation over a purchase order of land in Bikaner’s Kolayat by Sky Light Hospitality LLP.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) primarily based on a grievance concerning the acquisition of 275 bighas of land in Kolayat.
The land was allegedly bought within the identify of the motive force of a mediator, Mahesh Nagre, utilizing a cheque given by Robert Vadra.
Additional Solicitor General R D Rastogi, who’s representing the ED, mentioned the court docket has rejected the writ petition by Vadra to quash the ECIR.
The ED had issued summons to Robert Vadra and his mom Maureen Vadra, reportedly companions on the Sky Light Hospitality LLP in November 2018 however none of them appeared earlier than the company.
Instead, they moved the excessive court docket, looking for a “no coercive action” order and a keep on arrest.
The petition was opposed by the extra solicitor common, who said that an ex-parte keep had been in power since 2018 and on software had been filed by the ED for custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra.
He had additional said that the Supreme Court had already determined the problems in favour of the ED.
Rastogi argued that submitting of the writ petition difficult the motion of the ED was an abuse of the method of the court docket and it’s a case of cash laundering.
Hearing within the case was accomplished on Wednesday and the order reserved for Thursday.
JODHPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday rejected a plea by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra looking for the quashing of an Enforcement Directorate case into the acquisition of land in Bikaner by an organization linked to him.
The court docket of Justice P S Bhati, nonetheless, prolonged a keep on his arrest for 2 extra weeks to permit him to attraction in the next court docket.
Vadra, the husband of Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi, faces investigation over a purchase order of land in Bikaner’s Kolayat by Sky Light Hospitality LLP.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report) primarily based on a grievance concerning the acquisition of 275 bighas of land in Kolayat.
The land was allegedly bought within the identify of the motive force of a mediator, Mahesh Nagre, utilizing a cheque given by Robert Vadra.
Additional Solicitor General R D Rastogi, who’s representing the ED, mentioned the court docket has rejected the writ petition by Vadra to quash the ECIR.
The ED had issued summons to Robert Vadra and his mom Maureen Vadra, reportedly companions on the Sky Light Hospitality LLP in November 2018 however none of them appeared earlier than the company.
Instead, they moved the excessive court docket, looking for a “no coercive action” order and a keep on arrest.
The petition was opposed by the extra solicitor common, who said that an ex-parte keep had been in power since 2018 and on software had been filed by the ED for custodial interrogation of Robert Vadra.
He had additional said that the Supreme Court had already determined the problems in favour of the ED.
Rastogi argued that submitting of the writ petition difficult the motion of the ED was an abuse of the method of the court docket and it’s a case of cash laundering.
Hearing within the case was accomplished on Wednesday and the order reserved for Thursday.
