The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's plea against the alleged leakage of 'confidential' information from the ED to the media in connection with the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case.
Justice Subramonium Prasad pronounced the verdict.
Moitra had sought a direction to restrain the ED from "leaking any information, including any confidential, sensitive, unverified/unconfirmed information, to the print/electronic media in relation to the ongoing investigation".
She also sought a direction to restrain several media firms from "leaking, publishing/broadcasting of any information related to the ongoing investigation/proceedings in relation to the investigation being carried out by Respondent No.1 (ED)... under which a FEMA summons has been issued to the petitioner".
A detailed copy of the court's decision is awaited.
The ED had issued the summons to Moitra in a case lodged under the FEMA.
In her petition, Moitra had said the "leakages" to the media of confidential information regarding the investigation was causing a grave and prejudicial impact on her right to a free-and-fair investigation.
