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HC asks agencies to verify BJP worker's allegations on Rahul Gandhi's assets
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court directed the CBI and ED to probe allegations against Rahul Gandhi raised by BJP activist Vignesh Sishir. The court also allowed adding the Corporate Affairs secretary as a party, ordered sealed documents, and separate counter-affidavits, noting this is the second case filed by Sishir. The article mentions future in-chamber hearing dates on May 20 and May 27 for related matters.
Why It Matters
The ruling puts central agencies on record to examine allegations of disproportionate assets and citizenship-law issues involving a prominent political figure, potentially affecting accountability and political discourse.
Timeline
4 Events
Citizenship petition hearing scheduled for May 27
May 14, 2026
The citizenship-case petition filed by Vignesh Sishir is scheduled to come up for hearing on May 27.
Case listed for next in-chamber hearing on May 20
May 14, 2026
The May 13 order lists the case for its next in-chamber hearing on May 20.
May 14 article: High Court order details published
May 14, 2026
A news article published on May 14 reports the May 13 order, noting that the order was uploaded to the high court's website the same day. It summarises that CBI and ED are to probe the allegations, the petitioner has been allowed to implead the Corporate Affairs secretary, this is the second case by Vignesh Sishir, and the citizenship-law petition remains pending. The article states that the court has ordered the paper book to be kept sealed and that counter-affidavits are to be filed separately, with next in-chamber hearing on May 20 and citizenship hearing on May 27.
Allahabad HC orders CBI and ED probe into BJP worker's allegations against Rahul Gandhi
May 13, 2026
A division bench of Justices Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Zafeer Ahmad directed the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to look into the allegations levelled by BJP activist Vignesh Sishir against Rahul Gandhi and to file their counter-affidavits. The court also allowed the petitioner to implead the secretary of the Corporate Affairs Ministry based on allegations of amassing disproportionate assets. The order notes that this is the second of two cases filed by Sishir. It directed that the paper book be kept in a sealed cover by the high court's senior registrar and that the counter-affidavits of CBI, ED, and other agencies be filed separately. The citizenship petition by Sishir remains pending, and the hearing was held in chambers, not in open court. The case was listed for the next in-chamber hearing on May 20 and for the citizenship case on May 27.