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Delhi Court Orders Fresh Probe in Sonia Gandhi Electoral Roll Case, Citing 'Perverse' Reasoning
- •A Delhi court set aside a trial court order that dismissed a plea seeking criminal proceedings against Sonia Gandhi regarding her name on an electoral roll before acquiring Indian citizenship.
- •The matter has been remanded to the Judicial Magistrate for fresh consideration, with the court observing the previous order was “perverse” and lacked reasoning.
- •Vikas Tripathi filed a revision petition alleging Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the voter list before she became an Indian citizen in 1983 and seeks an FIR.
- •Sonia Gandhi's counsel argued that documents presented by Tripathi were not genuine, while Tripathi's counsel questioned how her name appeared on the voter list pre-citizenship.
- •The court questioned how Sonia Gandhi became a voter prior to becoming an Indian citizen in 1983, with Tripathi's counsel suggesting it could only have been done through forged documents or fraud.
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A Delhi court set aside the trial court's dismissal of a plea seeking criminal proceedings against Sonia Gandhi, observing that the earlier order was perverse and lacked reasoning. The matter has now been remanded to the Judicial Magistrate for fresh consideration.
The revision petition was filed by Vikas Tripathi, who alleged that Sonia Gandhi's name appeared on the electoral roll before she officially acquired Indian citizenship in 1983. He is seeking the registration of an FIR over the matter.
The complainant alleges that Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the New Delhi electoral roll prior to her obtaining Indian citizenship on April 30, 1983. Tripathi claims this entry involved forged documents or fraud, while Sonia Gandhi's counsel contends the documents submitted are not genuine and constitute a roving inquiry.
