Delhi High Court issues two week notice to NewsClick in money laundering case
Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to news portal NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha after the Enforcement Directorate argued that the case should be heard at an earlier date.Zoheh Hossain — appearing on behalf of the government agency — said that it is a case of “criminal conspiracy of paid news,” with the news portal receiving «crores of rupees» in violation of the law. The Purkayastha-led site on the other hand, is arguing the urgency of the agency's summons, with the Delhi High Court giving the publication two weeks time to file a reply to the application and three days to file a rejoinder.
“Prima facie, in the opinion of this court, the above contention has merit and requires deliberation in view thereof,” the Court said. The next hearing in the matter has been set for September 9.
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