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While Solicitor General Tushar Mehta represented the ED in the case, senior advocates Abhishek Singhvi and R S Cheema represented the Gandhis
The case is still pending trial in the Delhi High Court, and the trial court in its order on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate
Karnataka Congress leaders staged protests near the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi against the Central government over the National Herald case
The case stems from a private complaint by former Union minister Subramanian Swamy, who accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Young Indian of cheating, criminal conspiracy
In the notice dated November 29, the EOW has summoned Shivakumar to appear before it or provide the requested information by December 19 latest
Congress had on Monday also slammed the Centre over the FIR, describing the move as "harassment" by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and a tactic by the Modi government to divert public attention
The Congress party has earlier called this investigation as "petty vendetta tactics" and dubbed the ED a "coalition partner" of the BJP
The chargesheet names Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Pitroda, Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, Young Indian and Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd
ED alleges that Gandhis held the majority 76 per cent shares in Young Indian, which fraudulently usurped the assets of AJL in exchange for a Rs 90 crore loan
The ASG said banks wrote off loans of defaulters in the absence of assets as collateral but in this case AJL had assets worth ₹2,000 crore which they gave away for a loan of ₹90 crore
In April, the ED filed a chargesheet in connection with the money laundering case linked to the National Herald case, naming Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi
The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi asks ED to plug gaps and submit more evidence before next hearing on May 2 in the National Herald case
Congress leader Priyanka Gandi's statement comes amid ED's investigations in the National Herald case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, and a separate money laundering case against Robert Vadra
The ruling BJP kept the heat on the opposition party following the ED's chargesheet against the Gandhis
The ED invoked PMLA Sections 44, 45 for money laundering under Section 3, cited Section 70 on corporate offences, and sought penalties under Section 4 (up to 7 years jail)
The chargesheet was filed two days after ED said it has initiated proceedings to take possession of immovable assets valued at ₹661 crore linked to Congress-controlled National Herald newspaper
On Saturday, the ED confirmed that notices were served on April 11 to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, directing them to take over AJL assets under the PMLA
The high court was hearing a plea moved by Swamy seeking to lead evidence before the trial court in the National Herald case, in which the Gandhis and others are accused
Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad accused the Gandhi family of capturing National Herald assets by converting the now-defunct newspaper's properties into its personal properties
Earlier, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over ED's action to attach properties worth 751 crores in the National Herald Case