Court changed its order in FIR case against Rahul Gandhi, said- it is not right to register case without notice
Bureau Prayagraj- The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has changed its own order regarding registration of FIR against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in the dual citizenship case. The court issued the revised order on its website on Saturday.
On Friday (April 17, 2026), a single bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi heard the petition. The court asked the lawyers of the central and state governments, including the petitioner, whether there is a need to issue a notice to Rahul Gandhi? All parties expressed no need for notice. After this the court had passed order to register FIR against Rahul Gandhi.
However, before the order was typed, Justice Subhash Vidyarthi reviewed the decision again. After studying old presidential cases and legal procedure, he found that in such cases it is necessary to issue notice to the accused. The court said that the order to register FIR against Rahul Gandhi without giving notice is not appropriate. Therefore the court modified its previous order.
The court has fixed the next hearing of the case for 20 April 2026 (Monday). In this hearing, the final decision will be taken after issuing notice to Rahul Gandhi or his lawyer and hearing his side. The petitioner is Karnataka BJP worker S. Vignesh Shishir said that he will complain about the matter to the CJI.
Petitioner S. Vignesh Sishir is a BJP worker and lawyer from Karnataka. He has made continuous complaints on this matter since 2024. This includes. Objection to Election Commission in May 2024, PIL in High Court in 2024 (which was rejected and MHA was asked to reply), detailed complaint and video evidence to Home Ministry in July 2024, and demand for FIR in ACJM Court of Rae Bareli under Section 173(4) of BNSS in 2025.
The main claim of the petitioner is that Rahul Gandhi declared himself a British citizen in the annual return of a UK company and gave a London address. He also claims to be in possession of some ‘secret emails and documents’ of the UK government. He has demanded registration of FIR against Rahul Gandhi under sections 318, 335, 340, 236, 237, 61, 1 of the Indian Justice Code (BNS).
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