Delhi Court Sets Aside Magistrate Order on Sonia Gandhi Electoral Roll FIR, Orders Fresh Hearing

A Delhi special court set aside a magisterial court's order that had refused to direct registration of an FIR over allegations of fraudulent inclusion of Sonia Gandhi's name in electoral rolls. Special Judge Vishal Gogne directed the ACJM to pass a fresh reasoned order after hearing all parties, with the next hearing scheduled for September 29. The case stems from a criminal revision petition filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, who alleged that Sonia Gandhi's name appeared in voter lists before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983.