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DA case: Virbhadra moves to SC against dismissal of plea in Delhi HC

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict refusing to quash a disproportionate assets case against him, and accused the NDA government of political vendetta. Seeking immediate stay of the high court order, he has claimed that with the change in government at the Centre, the stand of the CBI has also altered.<br/><br/>He has claimed that during the investigation, the CBI had looked into the allegations made by advocate Prashant Bhushan through his letter to the agency and a petition before the Delhi High Court. CBI has filed four status reports in the High Court of Delhi in sealed cover regarding the investigation being carried out relating to the petitioners, the plea said.<br/><br/>Singh alleged that he was not allowed to see the closure report of the first inquiry and when the order was reserved by the high court, the status report filed by the CBI was perused by the court, the content of which is still unknown to him.<br/><br/>The chief minister said that there was no new information to initiate a fresh investigation against him and his wife and subjecting them to double investigation on same information is impermissible under law.

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