New Delhi, 14 May (H.S.): The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the trial court's order summoning entrepreneur Robert Vadra as an accused in a money laundering case. A bench of Justice Manoj Jain ordered a hearing on May 18 for clarification on certain questions raised against Vadra.

During Thursday's hearing, advocate Zoheb Hussain, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), stated that Vadra had made false arguments in the petition challenging the trial court's order. After Hussain's submission, the court directed Vadra to provide clarification on this matter. The High Court refused to stay the summons issued against Vadra and ordered him to appear in the trial court on May 16.

The Rouse Avenue Court had, on April 15, ordered summons to be issued to Robert Vadra as an accused in the money laundering case. The court also ordered summons to Satyanand Yaji, Kavly Singh Virk, M/s Sky Light Hospitality Private Limited, M/s Sky Light Realty Private Limited, M/s Sky Light Real Estates Private Limited, M/s Blue Bridge Trading Private Limited, M/s Artecs, M/s North India IT Parks Private Limited, M/s Lambodar Art Enterprises India Private Limited, and M/s SGY Properties Private Limited.

The Rouse Avenue Court took cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the ED and ordered summons to all accused. The court took cognizance of charges under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against all accused. The court had reserved its judgment on April 4. During the hearing, Robert Vadra had stated that no case of money laundering was made out against him. The lawyer representing Robert Vadra had argued that the court should not take cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the ED.

The court had issued summons to Vadra and all other accused on August 2, 2025. On July 17, 2025, the ED had filed a chargesheet against Robert Vadra in the money laundering case related to Shikohpur land in Haryana. It includes the names of Vadra and 10 other individuals. The name of his company, M/s Sky Light Hospitality Private Limited, is also included. The ED has attached 43 properties worth ₹37.64 crore belonging to Robert Vadra and his company in the money laundering case.

The case originated in 2008. A land deal took place in Shikohpur, Gurugram. Sky Light Hospitality had purchased three and a half acres of land for just seven and a half crore rupees. Vadra was a director in this company. The land was bought from Omkareshwar Properties. Ownership of this land was transferred to Vadra's company within just 24 hours. Sky Light Hospitality sold the same land to DLF for 58 crore rupees in 2012. The company made substantial profit from this. An FIR was registered in this case in 2018.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar