New Delhi: Delhi High Court will resume hearing in National Herald case today. While summoning Sonia, Rahul and other Congress leaders as accused in the case, Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha had held that Swamy has established a prima facie case of cheating, misappropriation of funds and criminal breach of trust against them.
The High Court had on August 6 stayed criminal proceedings against Congress president, her son and other Congress leaders in connection with the case filed by senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
Sonia and Rahul had challenged the summons issued to them by the trial court in Delhi Hight Court which stayed criminal proceedings against them till next hearing on August 13.
In his petition, the senior BJP leader had alleged that Sonia Gandhi and Rahul had misappropriated property worth Rs 2000 crore of National Herald through a company called Young Indian. According to Swamy, both Sonia and Rahul owned 38 percent each of the total stakes of Young Indian.
Bureau Report
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