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The Supreme Court of India connected Friday (March 13, 2026) stayed a portion of the December 2025 bid of the Delhi High Court permitting the Lokpal to see granting authorisation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to record a complaint expanse against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra successful the alleged cash-for-query scam.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Ms. Moitra, the CBI and BJP MP and complainant Nishikant Dubey connected the Lokpal's plea against the High Court order.
On December 19, 2025, the High Court had acceptable speech an bid of the Lokpal granting authorisation to the CBI to record a complaint expanse against Ms. Moitra successful the alleged cash-for-query scam.
"The learned Lokpal is requested to accord its information for assistance of authorisation nether Section 20 of the Lokpal Act, strictly successful accordance with provisions thereof arsenic construed hereinabove, wrong a play of 1 period from today," the High Court had said successful para 89 of that judgment.
The CJI-led Bench stayed the para 89 of the High Court judgement portion issuing notices connected a batch of pleas related to powerfulness and procedures enumerated nether Section 20 of the Lokpal Act.
The cash-for-query lawsuit pertains to the allegation that Ms. Moitra asked questions successful the Lok Sabha successful speech for currency and gifts from a businessman.
The High Court verdict had travel connected a plea by Ms. Moitra challenging the November 12, 2025, bid of the Lokpal granting authorisation to the CBI to record the complaint expanse against her. The Lokpal past moved the Supreme Court aft the precocious tribunal acceptable speech its order.
