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New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Lucknow Bench of Allahabad HC seeks locus standi of petitioners on plea against ban on Bahraich Urs
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court asked the locus standi (right to sue) of the petitioners to file the plea challenging the order of the local administration restraining the mela committee from organising the annual urs at the Dargah of Syed Salar Masood Ghazi in Bahraich. The division bench, comprising Justice AR Masoodi and Justice AK Srivastava (I) granted time to the petitioners by posting the matter on May 19 as the next date of hearing. A bench of passed the order on the writ petition filed by Waqf No. 19, Dargah Sharif, Bahraich. Taking up the petition, the Bench asked the petitioners to prove their right to sue in the present case and said it would hear the plea only on merit. Appearing on behalf of petitioners, advocate LP Mishra said that if Kumbh could be organised, why 'urs' was not being allowed by the authorities concerned. Mishra called it a discrimination based on religion by the state authorities in violation of the right to profess religion under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Allahabad HC allows withdrawal of PIL seeking cancellation of Rahul Gandhi's citizenship
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court has dismissed as withdrawn a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) filed by BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir from Karnataka, who sought the cancellation of Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship. The plea also sought a ban on Gandhi's foreign travel during the pendency of the alleged citizenship issue. A Division Bench comprising Justice A R Masoodi and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava passed the order on Wednesday. This was the third petition moved by the same petitioner raising questions over Gandhi's citizenship status. Shishir's earlier two petitions had also been dismissed by the court. In its latest order, the bench permitted the petitioner to withdraw the present petition with the liberty to file a review of the court's earlier decision dated May 5, 2025. The bench observed that the petitioner had made a representation to the central government on the issue. 'The court cannot enter into the arena unless something legally justified is placed before it,' the bench noted. During the hearing, the petitioner alleged that Rahul Gandhi entered Vietnam using a British passport and claimed that the United Kingdom's government had sent the said passport to the Indian authorities. 'I have 200 pages to show Gandhi is a citizen of the UK,' Shishir told the court. However, the court expressed dissatisfaction with the arguments and declined to entertain the petition. 'Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a review of the previous order (May 5),' the bench ordered. On May 5, 2025, the court disposed of Shishir's second petition, which alleged that Gandhi holds dual citizenship. At the time, the court had granted the petitioner the option to explore alternative legal remedies.
Hans India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Allahabad HC dismisses PIL against Rahul's dual citizenship
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, holds dual citizenship of India and the United Kingdom. The PIL was filed by BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir from Karnataka, claiming that Rahul Gandhi was a citizen of Britain as well as India, making him ineligible to contest elections under Article 84 (A) of the Constitution. During the hearing, the Lucknow Bench directed the Central government to submit details of the action taken so far on the case, after which the case was dismissed. Earlier, the court, in its last hearing, expressed dissatisfaction with the status report by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to directly address whether Gandhi is an Indian citizen. The bench had then granted 10 days for the government to submit a revised report, explicitly answering the question of Gandhi's citizenship status following a petition filed alleging that the Congress MP has dual citizenship.
The Hindu
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Allahabad High Court disposes of petition seeking CBI probe into Rahul Gandhi's citizenship
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday (May 5, 2025) disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the citizenship of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. A Bench of Justices A.R. Masoodi and Rajiv Singh allowed the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum to seek relief. A detailed order on the issue was not available till the time of the filing of this report. In previous hearings, Deputy Solicitor General S.B. Pandey had submitted in court that, acting on the petitioner's complaint, the concerned Ministry had written to the U.K. government, seeking details on Mr. Gandhi's alleged British citizenship, and hence the government needed more time to take a final decision on the petitioner's representation. Sources in the government said that as the Central government had not been able to provide any time limit on resolving the petitioner's complaint, the court had observed that there was no justification in keeping the petition pending. 'The PIL was disposed of, giving liberty to the Government of India to take a decision on the petitioner's representation on Mr. Gandhi's citizenship. On the issue that the petitioner sought the cancellation of Mr. Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership, the court noted that this relief could not be granted to him as he did not fulfil the criteria to demand it,' a senior official involved in the matter said. The matter pertains to a plea filed by S. Vignesh Shishir, who had petitioned the court to order the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh, and the Returning Officer of Raebareli to cancel Mr. Gandhi's electoral certificate, apart from seeking a CBI probe into his citizenship. Mr. Shishir's social media profile says he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In his application, he claimed that he had submitted a detailed representation-cum-complaint to the Foreigners Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, in which he had requested the concerned authorities to cancel Mr. Gandhi's Indian citizenship under the Rules and Regulations of Section 9(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955; Rule 40(2) of the Citizenship Rules, 2009; and Schedule III of the 2009 Rules.
India.com
05-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Rahul Gandhis Dual Citizenship
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, holds dual citizenship of India and the United Kingdom. The PIL was filed by BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir from Karnataka, claiming that Rahul Gandhi was a citizen of Britain as well as India, making him ineligible to contest elections under Article 84 (A) of the Constitution. During the hearing, the Lucknow Bench directed the Central Government to submit details of the action taken so far on the case, after which the case was dismissed. Earlier, the Court, in its last hearing, expressed dissatisfaction with the status report by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to directly address whether Gandhi is an Indian citizen. The bench had then granted 10 days for the government to submit a revised report, explicitly answering the question of Gandhi's citizenship status following a petition filed alleging that the Congress MP has dual citizenship. In 2019, the MHA issued a notice to Gandhi regarding his citizenship after receiving a complaint from then Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. Swamy has alleged that a company named Backops Limited was registered in the United Kingdom in the year 2003 and that Gandhi was one of the Directors and secretaries of the company. Subramanian Swamy has also stated that the Congress leader had declared his nationality as British in a UK-based company. "It has been further brought out in the complaint that in the Company's Annual Returns filed on October 10, 2005, and October 31, 2006, your date of birth has been given as June 19, 1970, and that you had declared your nationality as British. Further, in the Dissolution application dated 17/02/2009 of the above-referred company, your nationality has been mentioned as British," the notice read.
