{"id":26912,"date":"2026-09-21T10:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26912"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:23:53","slug":"non-application-of-mind-court-sets-aside-order-refusing-probe-in-sonia-gandhi-electoral-roll-case-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26912","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Non-application of mind&#8217;: Court sets aside order refusing probe in Sonia Gandhi electoral roll case | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134386166,imgsize-46404,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sonia-gandhi.jpg\" alt=\"'Non-application of mind': Court sets aside order refusing probe in Sonia Gandhi electoral roll case\" title=\"Sonia Gandhi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday allowed a revision plea challenging a magistrate&#8217;s order refusing to probe the allegation that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi&#8217;s name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Special Judge Vishal Gogne delivered the judgment two days after deferring it. He quashed the order as &#8220;non-speaking&#8221; or an order that does not explain the reasons behind a judge&#8217;s conclusion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;The impugned order suffers from a manifest error in law on account of non-compliance with Section 175(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), inter alia, not hearing the submissions of the police officer concerned and non-calling of a status report from the police station concerned,&#8221; the Special Judge noted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;The &#8216;non-speaking&#8217; nature of the order was evident as the magistrate did not consider the twin options under law of directing the registration of an FIR or alternatively conducting proceedings under the BNSS, and instead of considering the core aspect of whether the complaint disclosed the commission of a cognisable offence, the magistrate digressed towards the issue of citizenship,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The court remanded the matter back to the magistrate to pass a reasoned order after hearing fresh arguments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The matter has been posted for further proceedings on September 29.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In September last year, advocate Vikas Tripathi filed a plea in a Delhi magistrate&#8217;s court seeking action against Sonia Gandhi, claiming her name appeared on the electoral rolls three years before she became an Indian citizen in 1983. The plea had sought a police investigation into what it terms a possible case of forgery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The application had pointed to documents suggesting Sonia Gandhi took Indian citizenship on April 30, 1983. Yet, her name allegedly appeared as a voter in the New Delhi constituency roll in 1980, was deleted in 1982, and re-entered in April 1983 after she formally became an Indian national.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Tripathi&#8217;s plea was dismissed on September 11, 2025, prompting him to approach a higher court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/non-application-of-mind-court-sets-aside-order-refusing-probe-in-sonia-gandhi-electoral-roll-case\/articleshow\/134385453.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday allowed a revision plea challenging a magistrate&#8217;s order refusing to probe the allegation that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi&#8217;s name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship.Special Judge Vishal Gogne delivered the judgment two days after deferring it. 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