IndiaThe Delhi High Court has granted three weeks to senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to respond to a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a special court's decision in the National Herald money laundering case. The special court had rejected the ED's chargesheet, stating that the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) could not be based on a private complaint but required a formal FIR or authorized complaint. The ED argues that the special court's ruling unfairly allows certain money launderers to avoid accountability by accepting private complaints. The court's 117-page order criticized the ED's case as reflecting a 'unilateral overreach' of the CBI and an 'ill-advised out-pacing' of the PMLA framework.
Bias read (Center): The article presents the legal arguments from both the ED and the special court without overtly favoring either side. It reports the court's reasoning and the ED's counterarguments neutrally, without clear ideological slant. While the case involves prominent political figures, the focus remains on a
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