Tuesday , November 5 2024

Mahua Moitra did not get relief in 'secret information leak' case, Delhi High Court rejected the petition

New Delhi. The Delhi High Court has dismissed Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's plea seeking to restrain the ED from leaking any confidential, unverified information related to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to the media. The bench of Justice Subramaniam Prasad reserved the decision on Thursday after hearing all the parties.

Earlier on Thursday, the Delhi High Court had reserved its verdict on the petition by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, seeking permission to hand over any classified, Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) related information to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Was. Demand to stop media from leaking unverified information. The bench of Justice Subramaniam Prasad reserved the decision after hearing all the parties.

Moitra's lawyer's argument

Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Moitra, had said that leaking sensitive information related to a pending investigation before informing the media is detrimental to her rights protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The lawyer said that his client was being harassed and the information about the agency that had issued him the summons had been published by the media even before he got it.