A Delhi court today fixed 9th of December for hearing the complaint case, in which it had issued summons against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, on the issue of acquisition of National Herald daily.

Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha postponed the matter after the counsel appearing for Sonia Gandhi and others informed the court that Delhi High Court had stayed the criminal proceedings pending before the trial court till 3rd of September.

The complaint case in the matter was filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

In a reprieve for Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others, the High Court had earlier stayed the criminal proceedings pending before the trial court against them.

The Congress leaders have challenged the lower court's summoning orders against them on a complaint of Swamy alleging cheating and misappropriation of funds in the acquisition of the daily by Young Indian Trust.