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The Punjab and Haryana High Court connected Friday (November 7, 2025) dismissed erstwhile Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's plea challenging the Panchkula CBI court's bid rejecting his exertion seeking postponement of proceedings proceedings successful a onshore woody lawsuit successful Manesar.
The lawsuit originates from an August 2015 FIR related to dropping the acquisition proceedings of onshore acquired by the State government. It was registered nether assorted provisions of the IPC and the applicable Section of the Prevention of Corruption Act astatine the Manesar constabulary presumption successful Gurugram district. The investigations were transferred to the CBI, which registered the lawsuit connected September 15, 2015.
Mr. Hooda, who was Chief Minister from 2005-2014, has sought quashing of the Panchkula CBI court's September 19 bid dismissing his exertion for postponing the process of framing of charges. The CBI tribunal fixed the day for the process of framing of charges from October 30, but Mr. Hooda challenged the proceedings tribunal bid successful the High Court.
Rejecting Mr. Hooda's argument, High Court justice Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said, "...the enactment of proceedings against the co-accused (by the apex court) cannot beryllium a crushed to postpone the proceedings against the petitioner (Mr. Hooda) arsenic well, since contempt this stay, charges tin beryllium framed and grounds tin beryllium recorded." Besides, helium is not accused of the offence of conspiracy alone. There are besides different offences nether the IPC and the PC Act, the tribunal observed.
Asked to remark connected the dismissal of his plea, Mr. Hooda told reporters the substance is sub-judice and helium has implicit religion successful the judiciary.
More than 7 years ago, Mr. Hooda and immoderate others had been chargesheeted by the CBI successful a lawsuit of alleged corruption successful Manesar onshore deals worthy implicit ₹1,500 crore, successful which astir 200 farmers were allegedly cheated.
