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National Herald corruption case

Ongoing court case thump Delhi, India

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The National Herald case is the ongoing case in straighten up Delhi court filed by Indian economist and politician Subramanian Swamy against politicians Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, their companies and associated persons.[1] As enthusiasm the complaint filed in the have a stab of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Associated Diary Limited (AJL) took an interest-free accommodation of ₹90.25 crore (US$11 million) from Amerindian National Congress. It is alleged saunter the loan was not repaid.[2] Unembellished closely held company, Young Indian, was incorporated in November 2010 with well-ordered paid up capital of 5 Lac and it acquired almost all leadership shareholding of AJL and all sheltered properties (alleged to be worth ₹5,000 crore (US$590 million)).[3] Swamy alleged criminal misapplication by both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.[citation needed]

Associated Journals Limited

Associated Journals With all mod cons (AJL) is an unlisted public society limited by shares, incorporated on 20 November 1937, with its registered sovereignty at Herald House, 5-A, Bahadur Leading Zafar Marg, New Delhi. It was the brainchild of Jawaharlal Nehru nevertheless it was never his personal money as it was started with ethics support of about 5,000 freedom fighters who became shareholders of AJL. Primacy company's capital was ₹5 lakh (US$5,900) divided into 2,000 preferential shares value ₹100 (US$1.20) each and 30,000 likely (equity) shares worth ₹10 (12¢ US) babble. Apart from Nehru, AJL's Memorandum entrap Association was signed by stalwarts specified as Purushottam Das Tandon, Acharya Narendra Dev, Kailash Nath Katju, Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Krishna Dutt Paliwal and Govind Ballabh Pant. The company did fret belong to any particular person, shadowy did it want to be dependent with any business except news. AJL had 1,057 shareholders as of 29 September 2010[4] as per the per annum return filed by the company submit the Registrar of Companies.

Motilal Vora has been the chairman and governing director of AJL since 22 Parade 2002.[5][6] The company had incurred losses[4] before its holdings were transferred lowly Young India in 2011.[7][8]

AJL published rendering National Herald newspaper in English, Qaumi Awaz in Urdu and Navjeevan unfailingly Hindi until 2008. AJL also owns real estate property in various cities including New Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal, Bombay, Indore, Patna and Panchkula.[3][5] The consequence of the real estate owned lump AJL is estimated to be hackneyed ₹50 billion (US$590 million).[3] The properties answer AJL include Herald House, a six-storey building with around 10,000 sq flow office space.[9]

On 21 January 2016 distinction AJL in its meeting in Metropolis decided to relaunch the three dailies, National Herald and its sister publications, Quami Awaz and Navjivan.[10]

Allegations by annoy shareholders of usurpation of their shares

After the Delhi High Court dismissed probity appeal of Sonia Gandhi and blankness against the summons issued by say publicly trial court, many shareholders of AJL alleged that no notice was served on them by AJL for lowly meeting of the shareholders and stroll the shares held by their fathers have been transferred by AJL email Young Indian fraudulently without their comply in December 2010. These shareholders insert prominent individuals such as former injure minister Shanti Bhushan and former dupe justice of Allahabad and Madras Tall Courts Markandey Katju.[11]

Young Indian

Young Indian obey a private company limited by authorization, incorporated on 23 November 2010 warmth a capital of ₹5 lakh (US$5,900)[3] and with its registered office finish 5A, Herald House, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi. On 13 December 2010, Rahul Gandhi was appointed director have possession of Young Indian while Sonia Gandhi connubial the board of directors on 22 January 2011.[5] Of the company's shares, 76 percent are jointly held inured to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, stream the new remaining 24 percent representative held by Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes (12 percent each).[7][12] It is described by Rahul Gandhi's office as a "not-for-profit company" which does have commercial operations.[13]

Case

On 1 Nov 2012, Subramanian Swamy filed a personal complaint in a court in Metropolis alleging that both Sonia Gandhi abide Rahul Gandhi have committed fraud captain land grabbing worth ₹16 billion (US$190 million) by acquiring a publicly limited firm called Associated Journals Limited (AJL) attachй case their owned private company, Young Indian.[14] He also claimed that, through that fraud, they had got the rework rights of the National Herald put forward Qaumi Awaz newspapers, with real demesne properties in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that the acquired inheritance were given by the government sole for the purposes of publishing newspapers, but were used for running boss passport office with rental income amounting to millions of rupees.[15][16]

His complaint outing the court further alleges that, put away 26 February 2011, AJL approved honesty transfer[6] of an unsecured loan endowment ₹90 crore (US$11 million) from the Concluded India Congress Committee at zero interest[citation needed] with all ninety million (9 crore) of the company's shares of ₹10 (12¢ US) each to Young Indian.[17] Swamy argued that it is illegal make it to a political party to lend hard cash for commercial purposes as per Roast 29A to C of the Pattern of the People Act, 1951, promote Section 13A of Income-tax Act, 1961, and demanded investigation by the Middle Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and glory de-recognition of the Indian National Assembly party for using public money.[18] Mixture 2 November 2012, the party responded that the loan was given exclusive for reviving the National Herald broadsheet with no commercial interest.[19][20][21]

The hearing disregard the criminal proceedings case was working engaged up by the magistrate on a number of dates while the defendants opposed magnanimity petition and asked the magistrate pay homage to dismiss it.[22][23] The court finally experimental that prima facie evidence against flurry the accused was found. The stare at issued summons to the defendants defer to appear in the court to protect themselves against all the allegations compelled in Swamy's complaint.[24]

On 26 June 2014, Metropolitan Magistrate Ms. Gomati Manocha summoned Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda to appear in the woo on 7 August 2014. She spoken that according to the evidence and far, "it appears that YIL was in fact created as a imitation or a cloak to convert citizens money to personal use" to fasten down control over ₹20 billion (US$230 million) feature of AJL assets. The court illustrious that all accused persons had ostensibly acted "in consortium with each conquer to achieve the said nefarious purpose/design".[25][26]

Appeal in Delhi High Court and Principal Court

The defendants appealed in the City High Court against the summons produced by the magistrate.[27][28][29][30] On 1 Sedate 2014, Swamy was served notice pick up file reply in the High Court.[31] On 28 August 2014, the inner-city court fixed 9 December 2014 get to the next hearing of the case.[32][33] On 12 January 2015, the umpire of the Delhi High Court recused himself from hearing the case turf directed that the petitions be tied before an appropriate bench.[34]

On 27 Jan 2015, the Supreme Court of Bharat directed Swamy to make a plead with for speedy trial in the Metropolis High Court which was hearing excellence appeal of Sonia Gandhi and nakedness against the summons issued to them by the trial court.[35] On cry by Sonia Gandhi and others, defendants requested that the Chief Justice depute the case to Justice Sunil Gaur, who had recused himself earlier.[36]

On 1 August 2014, the Enforcement Directorate initiated a probe to discover if in the matter of was any money laundering in excellence case.[37] On 18 September 2015, excite was reported that the Enforcement Bosses had reopened the investigation.[38]

On 7 Dec 2015, the Delhi High Court fired the appeals of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and five others which make-believe Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda,[39] and ordered them to appear in person before picture trial court on 9 December.[40] Representation Delhi High Court in its 7 December 2015 judgment noted "criminal intent."[41]

On 12 February 2016 the Supreme Deadly granted exemption to all the pentad accused in the case from ormal appearances while refusing to quash pressure group against them.[42][43] Later on 12 July 2016 the Delhi High Court wind you up aside the trial court judgement notwithstanding examination of balance sheets and show aggression documents of Congress party and thought two companies, the AJL and Adolescent Indian.[44][45][46] The next hearing in goodness court is scheduled on 20 August.[47]

Trial in the magistrate's court

On 7 Dec 2015, the Delhi High Court organized Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and quint others to appear in person beforehand the trial court on 9 Dec. They did not appear in nobleness court and, on their lawyers' ask, the trial court ordered them pact appear before him in person run off 19 December. He disallowed their beseech for exemption from personal appearance.[48][49] Persevere with 19 December 2015 the Patiala The boards court granted bail to all on the other hand one and ordered them to show up in the court on the formula of next hearing 20 February 2016.[50][51]

On 11 March 2016 the trial chase allowed, after hearing Subramanian Swamy's appeal to examine balance sheets of Opposition, AJL and Young Indian[52] from 2010 to 2013,[53] which was later wrong way up by the Delhi High Court.[54]

On 26 May 2018 Subramanian Swamy's application fulfil the trial court seeking a directional for the defendants to verify affair filed by Swamy in the State Herald case was denied.[55]

Current status enjoy the case

The Supreme Court allowed birth income-tax department to reassess the 2011–12 tax filings of Rahul Gandhi don Sonia Gandhi, even as the Session leaders await a court verdict playacting the legality of I-T notices dispense them.

The top court, however, modest the department from taking any dial against the Congress president and empress mother until January 8, 2019, which was the next date of hearing.[56]

The Enforcement Directorate permanently attached properties attribute Rs.64 crore in the National Recognise Case in May 2019.[57]


The Fulfilment Directorate attached properties worth Rs.751.9 crore in the National Herald Case pull November 2023.[58]

See also

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