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Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Rahul Gandhi Citizenship
A court heard a case questioning whether Rahul Gandhi is an Indian citizen.
The people who filed it said he was actually a British national.
They asked the court to stop him from continuing as a member of Parliament from Raebareli.
The court said they had not shown any concrete document proving their claim.
The petition was dismissed after the petitioners withdrew it.
The judges also heard that similar concerns had been raised in earlier years.
Another, separate case in Karnataka makes similar claims.
This ruling does not report a finding that Rahul Gandhi is a British citizen.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a citizenship challenge against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as withdrawn.
Petitioners Ashok Pande and Rajnish Kumar Singh alleged Gandhi was a British national and could not remain a Raebareli MP.
The court said the petitioners had not produced concrete documents supporting the allegation.
The petition sought a writ of quo warranto, which can challenge someone’s eligibility to hold public office.
The court was told similar issues had been raised by the petitioners in 2015 and 2019, while a separate Karnataka case makes similar allegations.
- Who
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was the subject of a petition filed by Ashok Pande and Rajnish Kumar Singh.
- What
- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed as withdrawn a petition challenging Gandhi’s Indian citizenship and eligibility to remain an MP.
- Where
- The case was heard by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court and concerned Gandhi’s seat from Raebareli.
- When
- The bench passed the order on Monday, and it was made available on Wednesday; the article does not provide calendar dates.
- Why
- The petitioners alleged Gandhi was a British national, but the court was told they had not produced concrete documents substantiating the allegation.
Petitioners’ Allegation
Court’s Response
Citizenship status
Petitioners’ Allegation
The petitioners alleged that Rahul Gandhi was a British national rather than an Indian citizen.
Court’s Response
The court dismissed the withdrawn petition after noting that no concrete document had been produced to substantiate the allegation.
Eligibility for Parliament
Petitioners’ Allegation
The petitioners sought a writ of quo warranto to challenge Gandhi’s right to continue as the MP from Raebareli.
Court’s Response
The court did not grant the requested challenge in this case, which was dismissed as withdrawn.
Key facts
- Court
- Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court
- Judges
- Justices Shekhar B. Saraf and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary
- Petitioners
- Ashok Pande and Rajnish Kumar Singh
- Target of petition
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
- Requested remedy
- A writ of quo warranto challenging Gandhi’s right to continue as the Raebareli MP
- Court’s observation
- The petitioners failed to produce concrete documents supporting the British-citizenship allegation
- Related proceedings
- The article says similar issues were raised by the petitioners in 2015 and 2019, and a separate Karnataka case involves similar allegations
Sources
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