New Delhi, Dec 23 (NationPress) On Tuesday, a Delhi court postponed the hearing regarding the consideration of a prosecution complaint lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against businessman Robert Vadra and others related to a money laundering case tied to a 2008 land transaction in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village.

The Rouse Avenue Courts have rescheduled the proceedings to January 22, 2026, when the ED’s request concerning the recognition of the charge sheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) will be addressed.

The ED has charged Vadra—who is married to Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and is the son-in-law of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi—with generating illicit financial gains through a deceitful land deal involving 3.53 acres in Haryana.

The federal anti-money laundering agency alleges that the proceeds of these crimes were funneled through various companies managed by Vadra.

Previously, a Delhi court had issued a notice to Vadra and other implicated parties, stating that Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) necessitates that no court can acknowledge a complaint without allowing the accused an opportunity to respond.

“Notify all proposed defendants listed in the complaint for discussion on the matter of taking cognizance,” stated the order from Special Judge (PC Act) Sushant Changotra.

According to the ED, Vadra’s entity, Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, despite its limited capital, bought 3.5 acres in Shikohpur in February 2008 for ₹7.50 crore from Omkareshwar Properties Private Limited.

The investigative agency claims that no genuine payment was made and that the sale deed included false statements, such as a reference to a cheque that was never issued or cashed.

The ED contends that the land was sold for less than its actual value, resulting in stamp duty evasion, which constitutes an offense under Section 423 of the Indian Penal Code. In its complaint, the ED has identified ₹58 crore as illicit gains and has provisionally attached 43 properties worth ₹38.69 crore, described as directly or equivalently valued to the proceeds of crime.

These properties are allegedly owned by Vadra, his sole proprietorship Artex, Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, and other related entities.

The investigative agency has requested a maximum penalty of seven years of rigorous imprisonment as per Section 4 of the PMLA, along with the confiscation of the attached assets.

In October 2012, senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka annulled the Shikohpur land transaction, citing procedural violations. Although an internal government panel later exonerated Vadra and DLF, an FIR was filed by the Haryana Police after the BJP-led government assumed power in the state.