New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed till Sep 19 a trial court order seeking registration of an FIR against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing funds in an advertisement campaign before the 2008 assembly polls.
Justice Sunil Gaur, in an interim order, granted relief to Delhi CM Dikshit by staying the trial court order of Aug 31.
Deferring the matter to Sep 19, the court said: "Till then, status quo as of today in respect of FIR (First Information Report) in question be maintained."
The court had, Tuesday, reserved order in the matter and issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijender Gupta and the Delhi Police chief.
The Delhi government moved the court against the trial court's Aug 31 order directing police to register an FIR against Dikshit on the complaint of Gupta and Right to Information activist Vivek Garg, alleging that Dikshit misused Rs.22.56 crore of government funds for an advertisement campaign ahead of the 2008 assembly polls.
