India, Sept. 27 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's plea to restrain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey from being heard by the Lokpal in connection with the 2023 cash-for-query complaint.

Moitra alleged that Dubey violated Lokpal's confidentiality guidelines by leaking information and documents to the media. She stated that a news channel aired a report containing material that was supposed to remain strictly confidential under the proceedings, shortly after Dubey was heard on September 16 by the anti-corruption ombudsman, and thus urged the court to restrain Dubey from being heard on the next date of hearing, October 6.

However, a bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal an...