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Rahul Gandhi moves Supreme Court against Allahabad HC assets probe order
Rahul Gandhi moves Supreme Court against Allahabad HC assets probe order
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has challenged the Allahabad High Court order directing the CBI and ED to verify allegations of disproportionate assets against him. The Supreme Court is likely to hear his…
The Story in Brief
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has challenged the Allahabad High Court order directing the CBI and ED to verify allegations of disproportionate assets against him. The Supreme Court is likely to hear his plea on August 17 before a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
On July 20, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asked a senior CBI officer to file a fresh affidavit on probe progress, expressing dissatisfaction with the agency's earlier response. The court also gave the Union government four weeks to file counter affidavits from five departments. The petitioner, Karnataka resident S Vignesh Shishir, is a BJP worker who earlier alleged dual citizenship against Gandhi.
The Indian Opinion
This case pits a high court's insistence on a clean probe against a petitioner with known political links. The Allahabad HC's in-chamber hearings and sealed records invite scrutiny, but so does the Congress leader's rush to the top court before the CBI files its fresh affidavit. The real test is August 17: will the Supreme Court stay the high court's directions or let the agencies proceed with their verification?
Source: thefederal.com
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