India, Jan. 20 -- The Lokpal on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to extend the time granted to it to consider, as per law, the issue of granting sanction to CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam.

A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar directed that Lokpal's application seeking two more months to comply with the direction be listed on January 23 before the bench which passed the order.

The Lokpal's counsel said the application sought the extension of the time frame for considering the issue of sanction.

"It amounts to modification (of the order). List before the appropriate bench," said the court.

On December 19, 2025, the High Court had set aside the No...