National Herald case: Court abates proceedings against late Congress leader Moti Lal Vora ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 16:06 IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Saturday abated criminal proceedings against late Congress leader Moti Lal Vora in the National Herald case.
The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sachin Gupta in Rouse Avenue Court following the demise of the veteran leader in December last year.
Counsel for Vora placed his death certificate on record and prayed for abatement of proceedings with respect to him. Following the filing of the death verification report, the Court ordered, Proceedings in the present case qua the accused no.3 Sh. Moti Lal Vora stands abated.
National Herald: Delhi Court abates criminal proceedings against Moti Lal Vora
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The court passed the order after advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for the accused, filed the original hard copy of the application for placing on record the death certificate of Vora, and as a consequence prayed for abatement of proceedings qua him.
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The court was hearing a private criminal complaint filed by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy against Vora, Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and others.
The court passed the order after advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for the accused, filed the original hard copy of the application for placing on record the death certificate of Vora, and as a consequence prayed for abatement of proceedings qua him.
WHAT IS NATIONAL HERALD CASE National Herald Case In 2012, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Subramanian Swamy filed a complaint before a trial court alleging that some Congress leaders were involved in cheating and breach of trust in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd by Young Indian Ltd (YIL). He alleged that YIL had taken over the assets of the National Herald in a malicious way. The National Herald was a newspaper founded by Jawaharlal Nehru along with other freedom fighters in 1938. It was meant to voice the concerns of the liberal brigade in the Indian National Congress. Published by Associated Journals Limited (AJL), this newspaper became a mouthpiece of the Congress party after Independence. AJL also published two other newspapers, one each in Hindi and Urdu. In 2008, the paper closed down with a debt of over Rs 90 crore.
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National Herald case: Cong opposes Swamy s application for summoning witnesses to testify documents ANI | Updated: Dec 24, 2020 01:35 IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Congress leaders, accused in the National Herald case, on Wednesday opposed an application moved by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, seeking summoning of various witnesses to testify documents related to the matter.
Several Congress leaders, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are accused in the case.
Senior lawyer R S Cheema and Advocate Tarannum Cheema, representing various accused Congress leaders, in the reply, stated that the present application is liable to be dismissed being totally vague, tainted by inordinate delay and dilatory in nature . It was incumbent upon the complainant to file an application under the appropriate provision setting out the list of witnesses, along with other specific details, whom he intended to examine, the reply copy stated.