Delhi HC refuses to defer National Herald hearing

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Delhi HC refuses to defer National Herald hearing

Friday, 09 October 2015 | PNS | New Delhi

The third judge of Delhi High Court — Justice PS Teji — started hearing of the controversial National Herald case on Thursday after two judges backed off from the politically sensitive case. Justice Teji did not heed to the demand of senior lawyer Kapil Sibal representing the Congress president Sonia Gandhi for postponing the case to next month for arguments and fixed to October 15 for next arguments.

“I have synopsis (written arguments) of all parties. No need of much time to argue,” said Justice Teji rejecting the demand for posting the case to next month. For the past 15 months the appeal filed by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders for quashing of summons by the trial court was kept undecided in the Delhi High Court.

The Congress top leadership approached the High Court after Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha summoned them on the petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in June 26, 2014. The Congress top brass was summoned to appear on August 7, after the trial court found prima facie case in the acquiring the assets of National Herald newspaper publishing company by floating a new private company.

First Justice VP Vaish heard the appeal of Sonia and Rahul and ordered for temporary stay in the summons of the trial court.  In January after ordering for a daily hearing, Justice Vaish recused from the case. Justice Vaish had ordered for daily hearing after Swamy approached Supreme Court in December 2014 citing delay from the side of Delhi High Court. In his petition to SC, Swamy said that the apex court on several occasions gave directions that higher courts should take decision within six on the appeals against the verdicts of the lower courts.

 Justice Sunil Gaur, the second Judge also shifted from the case though he collected synopsis from all parties in September, promising speedy decision in the sensitive case. Both Justice Vaish and Justice Gaur had left from the case after hearing the matter for more than six months.

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