National Herald case: Sonia, Rahul move high court against 'different treatment'

October 15, 2015 02:51

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi have moved the Delhi high court objecting to a "different treatment" being accorded to a challenge filed by them in the national herald case.

In an application filed in the high court, the Gandhis have said that their petition challenging a trial court order in the case had been part heard by Justice S Gaur and has now been placed before another judge Justice P S Teji in violation of the procedures and practice being followed by the court.

The application filed before the bench headed by the Chief Justice said that their challenge petition ought to have been listed before the bench of Justice Gaur before whom the matter was pending for over eight months and was heard by him at length on several occasions.

The Congress top brass was summoned to appear before the trial court after it found prima facie case in the acquiring the assets of National Herald newspaper publishing company by floating a new private company.

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