The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi has dismissed a petition seeking a criminal complaint against senior Congress leader and former president Sonia Gandhi. This petition was filed by lawyer Vikas Tripathi. It was alleged in the petition that in the year 1980, Sonia Gandhi’s name has been included in the voter list, while at that time she was not an Indian citizen.
Petitioner had made serious allegations
The petitioner had demanded from the court that a case should be registered against Sonia Gandhi for fraud forgery and false information under the Indian Penal Code and Indian Citizenship Act. At the same time, it was also alleged that he misled the Election Commission by giving false affidavits and registered a name in the voter list.
However, media reports were cited in the petition. It was also said that Sonia Gandhi got Indian citizenship in the year 1983, while her name was recorded in the 1980 Delhi Parliamentary Election List.
Demand for investigation from Election Commission: Court
After listening to the arguments and seeing the records, the Rouse Avnu Court said that the matter does not come under the jurisdiction of the court. In the Rousse Avnu Court, Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia made it clear in his order that the matter of citizenship comes under the jurisdiction of the Central Government and only the department related to the voter list can see the Election Commission.
The court also said in its judgment that the petitioners are making allegations based on only newspapers and old documents which have no concrete basis. Such allegations are not legally durable. The court admitted that this complaint is misuse of the process of law and it cannot be considered a hearing.
Court rejected the petition
The Rouse Avnu Court dismissed a petition seeking to register an FIR against Sonia Gandhi for a disturbance in the voter list and ordered that no criminal action would be initiated in the case.
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