New Delhi, Nov 29 (NationPress) A Delhi court is poised to deliver its ruling today regarding the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case.

This high-profile legal matter involves prominent figures from the Congress party, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda, among others, who are accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Special Judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court had reserved the decision on November 7 after the ED provided further clarifications post the court's review of the case documents.

“Further arguments and clarifications have been presented by the Additional Solicitor General for the ED based on the court's examination of the case files. The order is scheduled for November 29,” stated the judge.

The ED alleges that senior Congress leaders conspired to illegally gain control of assets worth over Rs 2,000 crore belonging to Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the original publisher of the National Herald, by offering a mere Rs 50 lakh.

Previously, the court postponed its ruling, indicating that a detailed examination of transaction documents, alleged rent receipts, and fund flow patterns was necessary to ascertain if the prosecution's complaint met the legal criteria for cognizance under the PMLA.

While the ED maintains that this case concerns a “serious economic offence” and a conspiracy to misappropriate AJL’s assets via Young Indian, where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi hold majority shares, Congress leaders have dismissed the money laundering allegations as “odd” and “unprecedented”.

The ED also claims that a conspiracy was formed to establish Young Indian to seize control over the extensive assets of the now-defunct publication, purportedly for the personal gain of the top Congress leadership.

The investigative agency noted that numerous senior Congress figures were implicated in “fraudulent transactions,” asserting that individuals acting on their directives had made false advance rent payments for years using counterfeit rent receipts.

The dispute regarding the National Herald assets was first highlighted in 2012 when BJP leader Subramanian Swamy lodged a complaint in a trial court, accusing Congress leaders of cheating and breaching trust during the acquisition of AJL.