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New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitras plea seeking to restrain Enforcement Directorate (ED) from leaking any confidential, sensitive or unconfirmed information to the print or electronic media in connection to a Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act (FEMA) contravention case, being probed by the agency, on February 23.I)..
It appears that Respondent No. 1 (ED) intends to subject the Petitioner to a media-trial by leaking sensitive particulars, including salacious allegations, allegedly stemming from their ongoing investigation and thereby, not only prejudice the investigation into the matter, but also tarnish the Petitioners reputation in the public eye, the plea read..
Respondent No. 1 has acted against the procedure prescribed under the law as it has leaked confidential, half- baked, speculative / unconfirmed information to the media in relation to the ongoing proceedings / investigation under FEMA against the Petitioner..
On Thursday, the TMC leader appearing through senior advocate Rebecca John, submitted that the probe agency was drip feeding confidential information regarding the case to the media..
News agency ANI appearing through advocate Siddhant Kumar submitted that there was nothing prejudicial in the matter and media reports were based on sources adding that the TMC leader was a public official who was facing probe for allegations that were already in the public domain..
