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Lucknow/New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Allahabad High Court on Monday recused himself from hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship. The development came after the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court took strong exception to certain posts made on the social media platform X by the petitioner, which allegedly cast aspersions on Justice Vidyarthi.Justice Vidyarthi…

Lucknow, April 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is likely to present on Monday his stand in the Allahabad High Court on a petition filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker alleging that the Congress leader is a ‘British national’ enjoying dual citizenship. The crucial hearing before the single-judge bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi will come ahead of the operation of the High Court’s direction to the Uttar Pradesh Police to inquire into the complaint b…

Lucknow/New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a significant turn of events, the Allahabad High Court has deferred passing its final order on a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship, observing that a prospective accused must be given an opportunity of hearing before any such direction is issued. A single-judge Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi withheld the verdict after it had already been dictated in open cour…

Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) In a resounding strike against organised crime, the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has secured the extradition of wanted gangster Aman Kumar, alias Aman Bhainswal, from the US. This is the sixth extradition carried out by STF since 2025 and the second major operation executed from the US, significantly strengthening the state’s anti-crime enforcement framework.Responding to the success of the high-level operation, DGP Ajay Singhal issued a warning to criminal…