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Freedom of the Press
Subject : Legal - Constitutional Law
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's plea against the alleged leakage of "confidential" information from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the media in relation to a probe against her under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Moitra had sought a direction to restrain the ED from "leaking any information, including any confidential, sensitive, unverified/unconfirmed information, to the print/electronic media in relation to the ongoing investigation".
The ED had issued the summons to Moitra in a case lodged under the FEMA.
In her petition, Moitra had said the "leakages" to the media of confidential information regarding the investigation was causing a grave and prejudicial impact on her right to a free-and-fair investigation.
Justice Subramonium Prasad, who presided over the case, questioned Moitra's counsel about the specific prejudicial aspects mentioned in the press reports on Thursday and then delivered the "Dismissed" verdict on Friday.
Media Leakage - Confidentiality - Fair Investigation - Freedom of the Press - Public Interest - Right to Privacy
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