The Delhi High Court will pronounce its judgement on maintainability of a PIl on Tuesday, 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 RS Endlaw, which has not issued a notice on the PIl, had reserved its order on July 9 after hearing brief arguments of advocate Ml Sharma.
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 PMO, 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 inquiry in the case this 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 judgment which directs police authorities to register an FIR “mandatory” if the allegations disclose the commission of a cognizable offence(s). The plea had also sought a probe into grant of licences to change land use of agricultural plots purchased by Vadra companies in Gurgaon, Haryana.