BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today opposed in the Delhi High Court the pleas filed by  AICC Treasurer Motilal Vora and Young India Ltd (YI) seeking to set aside trial court order allowing summoning of documents from Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Income Tax Department and other agencies in the National Herald case.

Swamy told Justice P S Teji that he would not file a reply on the petitions  as they have no locus in the issue. "This is a matter of law. The fact of matter is that there is no locus standi of petitioners. There are judgements. I will not file any reply," he told the court.

"It has been submitted by the petitioner that formal notice was not issued to respondent (Swamy) on the last date of hearing. Let formal notice be issued. Subramanian Swamy accepted the notice and submits that he will not file any reply," the bench said.

The petitions filed through senior advocates R S Cheema and Rebecca John have said that the trial court has not heard them and the order was passed on Swamy's plea as ex-parte.

"Swamy has sought all documents but no specific period has been mentioned in his application before the trial court and still his plea was allowed," Cheema had contended, adding that the January 11 trial court order must be quashed or set aside.

Earlier, Swamy's plea seeking, summoning of documents from the Ministry of Urban Development, Delhi Development Authority and Registrar of Companies was allowed by the trial court.

By Premji