- Court admitted plea questioning Sonia Gandhi’s 1980 electoral registration.
- Petition claims entry predates her 1983 Indian citizenship acquisition.
- Judge cited magistrate’s legal errors, remanding for fresh order.
A Delhi court on Monday admitted a revision petition challenging a September 11, 2025 order that had refused to order a probe into allegations involving Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s name in the electoral roll. The petition alleges that Gandhi’s name appeared on the New Delhi electoral roll in 1980, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983. The petitioner has questioned how the entry was made and whether forged documents were used. The court set aside the earlier order and sent the matter back to the magistrate for reconsideration.
Court Flags Lapses
Special Judge Vishal Gogne set aside the magistrate’s order, describing it as “non-speaking” and holding that it suffered from a manifest error of law.
The judge said the magistrate had not complied with Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). According to the court, the police officer concerned was not heard and a status report was not called for from the relevant police station.
The court also said the magistrate had failed to consider the two options available under law-either directing registration of an FIR or proceeding with an investigation under the BNSS.
Judge Gogne said the magistrate had focused on the question of citizenship instead of first examining whether the complaint disclosed the commission of a cognisable offence.
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Plea Alleges Irregularity
The revision petition was filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, vice-president of the Central Delhi Court Bar Association at the Rouse Avenue courts.
The petitioner claims that Sonia Gandhi acquired Indian citizenship on April 30, 1983, while her name allegedly appeared in the 1980 New Delhi electoral roll. The plea questions the documents and procedure through which the name was included.
It also raises questions over the alleged deletion of Gandhi’s name from the electoral roll in 1982, asking why the entry was removed and what documents were relied upon for her inclusion.
The allegations concerning forged documents remain claims made in the petition and have not been established by the court.
The court has remanded the matter to the magistrate, who will now pass a fresh, reasoned order after hearing arguments. Further proceedings are scheduled for September 29.
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