Tuesday, December 16, 2025

National Herald case : Vendetta politics or Not?

Delhi district court refused to take cognizance of ED's complaint in National Herald case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi after 12 years
Dr. Singhvi argued this validates Congress's position on procedural/substantive flaws.The case was originally based on Dr. Subramanian Swamy's private complaint but Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing later registered FIR to support ED investigation.


In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs. Union of India (2022), a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of several key provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Dependency on Predicate Offence: Crucially, the Court clarified that if a person is acquitted or discharged in the case concerning the original (predicate) offence, the money laundering charges under PMLA can no longer be maintained.

Charges against the Gandhis : Congress party provided interest-free, collateral-free loan to Gandhis
- Gandhis allegedly failed to repay ₹90.25 crore
- Gandhis acquired 76% stake in National Herald company (Young Indian)
- Conversion of loan into equity questioned
- PMLA cases June 2014 to October 2025: 6,312 total cases
- Convictions: only 120 cases
- Closure reports: 93 since 2019
- Low conviction rate highlighted
- Over 95% cases allegedly against opposition parties