Prayagraj, May 6 -- The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Monday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the cancellation of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship, directing the Union Government to take a final decision on the matter and inform the petitioner at the earliest.
The bench comprising Justice AR Masoodi and Justice Rajeev Singh noted that since the issue involves communication between two sovereign nations-India and the United Kingdom-the Centre could not provide a definitive timeline for resolution. In light of this, the court said there was no justification for keeping the petition pending.
The court gave liberty to the petitioner, BJP leader and advocate S Vignesh Shishir, to approach the co...