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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Allahabad HC says ED free to act if illegality found during probe into Rahul Gandhi's assets

Lucknow, Expressing dissatisfaction with the CBI's response, the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench has directed the agency's senior officer to personally file a fresh affidavit detailing the progress made in the probe into allegations of disproportionate assets against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

A bench of Justices R S Chauhan and B R Singh also observed that if, during the course of its inquiry into the allegations, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) comes across material and documents indicating any illegality, it would be free to proceed further in accordance with law.

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