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The National Herald Case was filed by Subramanian Swamy against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and their companies and associated persons in the court. As per the petition, Indian National Congress granted an interest free loan of to Associated Journal Private Limited or AJPL (owner of National Herald newspaper). It was alleged that loan was either not repaid or repaid in cash which is in violation of Section 269T of Income Tax Act, 1961. Further a closely held company, Young Indian was incorporated with a capital of , which aquired 90% of holdings of the AJPL and along with that all its properties (alleged to be worth ). ==Background== On 1 November 2012, Subramanian Swamy alleged that both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have committed fraud and land grabbing to a tune of by acquiring a public limited company called Associated Journals Private Ltd (AJPL) through their owned private company, Young Indian. Through this they had got publication rights of ''National Herald'' and ''Quami Awaz'' newspapers, with real estate properties in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The acquired place was intended only for newspaper purposes but were used for running a passport office, amounting to lakhs of rupees, it alleges. It further alleges that on 26 February 2011 AJPL approved the transfer of unsecured loan of from the All India Congress Committee at zero interest. Subramanian argued that it is illegal for any political party to lend money for commercial purposes as per "Section 29A to C of the RPA (1951) and Section 13A of IT Act (1961)" and demanded investigation by the CBI and seeking de-recognition of the party for using public money.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Swamy seeks Congress' de-recognition; party says Herald emotional issue )〕 On 2 November, the party responded that the loan was given only for reviving National Herald newspaper with no commercial interest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=EC orders probe against Rahul Gandhi for 'wrong information' about his assets- Politics News- Politics-IBNLive )〕 The hearing of the case had been taken up thereafter on different occasions〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Subramanian Swamy's victory against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NATIONAL HERALD ACQUISITION: DELHI COURT SUMMONS ROC TO TESTIFY RECORDS )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Court summons Sonia Gandhi, Rahul in National Herald land grab case )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Delhi HC stays criminal proceedings against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Relief for Sonia, Rahul, Delhi HC stays summons till August 13 )〕 and on 1 August 2014 the Enforcement Directorate initiated probe to find any money laundering in the case〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Trouble for Sonia, Rahul as ED begins preliminary probe )〕 while on the same day Swamy was served notice by the High Court.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Delhi High Court serves notice to Subramanian Swamy )〕 On 28 August the metropolitan court fixed 9 December for the next hearing of the case,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Delhi trial court to hear case on 9 December )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Court defers hearing in National Herald case )〕 while on 12 January 2015 the judge of the Delhi High Court recused himself from hearing the case stating that schedule of cases has been changed and directed that the petitions be directed before an appropriate bench.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: Judge recuses from hearing Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi plea )〕 On 27 January 2015, the Supreme Court asked Swamy to make out a case for the speedy trial in the Delhi High Court since the petition cannot be heard directly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Herald case: SC directs Subramanian Swamy to approach Delhi HC )〕 On 18 September 2015 it was reported that the Enforcement Directorate had reopened the investigation〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Enforcement Directorate reopens National Herald case involving Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, which was closed in August )〕 and on 15 October 2015 the Delhi High Court raised some questions about the Congress party's action of giving a debt of to a company which owned National Herald newspaper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Delhi HC judge Judge raises questions on loan in the National Herald case )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Herald Case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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