New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the November 12 sanction granted by the Lokpal of India permitting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a chargesheet against her within a month in the alleged cash-for-query case.

The petition states that the Lokpal's approval, communicated through a letter dated November 14, was granted without considering her defence, despite the fact that she had been asked to submit written comments and present oral arguments on the CBI's investigation report.

Moitra alleges that the Lokpal ignored her submissions altogether, terming them "premature" after having specifically invited them. This, the petition claims, amounts to...