High Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow on PIL against Robert Vadra firms

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court will tomorrow pronounce its judgement on maintainability of a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into various land deals allegedly entered into by Robert Vadra firms.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw, which has not issued a notice on the PIL, had reserved its order on July 9 after hearing brief arguments of advocate M L Sharma, who had filed the plea in his personal capacity.

If the court holds that the PIL is maintainable then Vadra would be given a hearing.

The cause of action partially had arisen in Delhi as various offices and constitutional bodies such as Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG) and Ministry of Urban development are located here, the lawyer had said.

"I have already given a representation to the CBI. But it neither registered an FIR nor lodged even a preliminary enquiry in the case which relates to huge loss caused to the exchequer during 2005 to 2012," he had argued before the court.

He had also submitted a copy of a recent Supreme Court judgement which directs police authorities to register an FIR "mandatorily" if the allegations disclose the commission of a cognizable offences/offences.

The plea had also sought a probe into grant of licenses to change land use of agricultural plots purchased by Vadra companies in Gurgaon in Haryana.