The Allahabad High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to verify the complaint of disproportionate assets made against Rahul Gandhi by a BJP worker, S. Vignesh Shishir. The High Court further clarified that the authorities could take appropriate steps permissible under the law.

Shishir has also filed another petition questioning Gandhi’s citizenship.

The Counsel for the ED informed the High Court that the Directorate had received a complaint from the petitioner, which it may verify, and thereafter the progress thereof may be apprised to the Court.

Dealing with this aspect, the Division Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Zafeer Ahmad directed, “It is expected that if the complaint of the petitioner has been received, the allegations of the complaints may be verified as per law. It is needless to say that the C.B.I. or E.D. may take appropriate steps which are permissible under the law.”

“After hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the material available on record, we find it appropriate that all the aforesaid parties (including newly impleaded opposite parties) may file response within a period of eight weeks. By filing response in the shape of counter the progress in respect of complaint submitted by the petitioner to the aforesaid agencies may be apprised to the Court”, the order read.

The Petitioner appeared in person while Deputy Solicitor General Anurag Kumar Singh represented the Respondent.

The petitioner had approached the High Court by filing an application seeking the impleadment of the Union of India through its Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) and Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as opposite parties.

The Bench ordered, “The Registry of this Court is directed to allot the application number to the impleadment application.”

The Petitioner had requested that he be permitted to implead the Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. The Bench stated, “He has shown the reasons as to why those parties should be impleaded as opposite parties in the array of opposite parties and we find it proper that the aforesaid impleadment application should be allowed.”

Considering that the notice had already been accepted by the Central Government Counsel, the Bench clarified that there was no need to issue fresh notices to newly impleaded opposite parties.

The petition has now been listed on July 20, 2026.

Cause Title: S. Vignesh Shishir v. Director Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi & Ors. (Case No.: Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 4180 of 2026)

Appearance

Petitioner: In Person

Respondent: Assistant Solicitor General Of India Anurag Kumar Singh, Advocates Kuldeep Srivastava, Raj Kumar Singh

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Allahabad High CourtJustice Rajesh Singh ChauhanJustice Zafeer Ahmad

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