Shibu Soren vs Lokpal of India - 2024 Supreme(Del) 29

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2024 Supreme(Del) 29

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Shibu Soren – Appellant
Versus
Lokpal of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate and Mr. Arunabh Chowdhury, Senior Advocate with Mr. Krishnaraj Thaker, Ms. Pragya Baghel, Mr. Vaibhav Tomar and Ms. Aparajita Jamwal, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Tushar Mehta, SGI with Mr.Apoorv Kurup, CGSC, Mr. Akhil Hasija, Ms. Gauri, Mr. Shivash Dwivedi and Ms. Kirti Dadeech, Mr. Ojaswa Pathak and Ms. Apoorv Jha, Advocates for R-1/LOI.
Mr. Atmaram NS Nadkarni, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi , Mr. Piyush Vatsa and Mr. Shubham Saxena, Advocates for R-2.

JUDGMENT

Subramonium Prasad, J.

1. The Petitioner has approached this Court for quashing the complaint bearing Complaint No. C-38/2020-Lokpal pending before Respondent No.1/Lokpal of India. The Petitioner has also prayed for quashing Orders dated 05.08.2020, 15.09.2020 and 04.08.2022 passed by Respondent No.1 in the said Complaint.

2. The Petitioner herein is a sitting Member of the Parliament in Rajya Sabha nominated from the State of Jharkhand. The Petitioner is also the President of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a State Political party in the State of Jharkhand. The complainant (Respondent No.2 herein) is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Godda, Jharkhand.

3. It is stated that Respondent No.2, filed a complaint which was registered as Complaint No. C-38/2020-Lokpal with Respondent No.1 herein. It is alleged in the said complaint that the Petitioner in his name and in the name of his family members including sons, daughters, daughters-in- law, friends, associates and various companies etc. has acquired several immoveable properties including plots of lands (residential, commercial and built up properties) in various districts of Jharkhand such as Ranchi, Dhanbad, Dumka etc.