HC Disposes of Petition on Rahul Gandhi's Indian Citizenship

In a politically sensitive case involving Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's citizenship status, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Monday chose judicial restraint over intervention, declining to rule on the matter and directing the Union government to take a final decision instead.

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PRAYAGRAJ:

A division bench of Justice A.R. Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh disposed of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by BJP leader and advocate S. Vignesh Shishir, who alleged that Gandhi holds dual citizenship—Indian and British—and is therefore ineligible to contest elections under Article 84(a) of the Constitution.

Acknowledging that the case involves sensitive communication between two sovereign nations, India and the United Kingdom, the court noted the Centre's inability to commit to a timeline for a decision.