Prayagraj,

03 Sept (HS): On Wednesday, the Allahabad High Court postponed its

decision on a special court's ruling asking the magisterial court to hear a

petition for a FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over a comment he made in

the United States. Acting on Gandhi's criminal revision, Justice Sameer Jain

stated that the special court's ruling will remain reserved. One Nageshwar

Mishra of Varanasi petitioned the magisterial court to order the police to file

a FIR against Gandhi, claiming that during an event in September 2024, Gandhi

reportedly stated that the environment in India was not healthy for Sikhs. Mishra

said his comment was controversial and polarizing. On November 28, last year,

the magisterial court dismissed the request, stating that the statement was

delivered in the United States and so the subject was beyond its authority.

Mishra

then appealed the ruling before a revisional court, which upheld it on July 21

and ordered the magisterial court to hear the case again. He attempted to file

a FIR against Gandhi at the Sarnath police station in Varanasi, but was

unsuccessful. Gandhi petitioned the high court, and his attorney contended that

the Varanasi court's ruling was incorrect, illegitimate, and lacked

jurisdiction.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi