Rahul Gandhi's fresh passport plea: Court posts matter on Friday

New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday posted the hearing on a plea for a fresh passport by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, an accused in the National Herald case, on May 26.

Gandhi had moved the court Tuesday seeking a 'no objection certificate' to secure a fresh "ordinary passport" after having surrendered his diplomatic travel document upon his disqualification as an MP.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vaibhav Mehta



posted the matter on Friday for the filling of written submissions and the arguments of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.           

During the proceedings, Rahul Gandhi's advocate sought the grant of NOC, saying there are no criminal cases pending against him.          ACMM Mehta, however, said Swamy had the right to file a reply on the application.