REGISTRATION OF FIR AGAINST CM SHEILA DIKSHIT STAYED TILL SEPT.19 BY DELHI HIGH COURT
New Delhi:The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed till September 19 trial court’s order for registration of FIR against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged misuse of government funds in 2008 assembly polls.
Justice Sunil Gaur, who had reserved the order on Tuesday on the Delhi Government’s plea seeking quashing of trial court August 31 order, deferred the matter till September 19, saying “till then status quo as of today in respect of FIR in question be maintained”.
In its order, the court said the Lokayukta’s May 22, 2013, report is under consideration of President of India, therefore, the question of investigation can be addressed after hearing the arguments at length from both the parties. The high court had yesterday asked BJP leader Vijender Gupta and Delhi Police Commissioner to respond by September 19 to the state government’s plea against the trial court’s order for lodging FIR against Dikshit and other officers for alleged misuse of public funds in an advertisement campaign ahead of 2008 assembly polls.
SOURCE:Agencies
