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Allahabad High Court Orders Round-the-Clock PSO for Petitioner in Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case

The Centre must respond before the October 9 hearing.

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The order was passed on August 28 by a division bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh. (For Representation)
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Overview

  • The Lucknow bench on August 28 directed the Home Ministry to provide one Personal Security Officer from the Central Armed Police Forces to S Vignesh Shishir as an interim measure.
  • The division bench of Justices Sangeeta Chandra and Brij Raj Singh asked the Union to file a counter-affidavit, including any decision on a representation forwarded by the Prime Minister’s Office to the Home Ministry.
  • Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey told the court that threats to the petitioner were palpable and pointed to the Witness Protection Scheme, after which the court ordered immediate security.
  • Shishir had sought Y‑plus security and a high-level threat assessment committee, with the court presently granting only a single PSO round the clock.
  • The petitioner, identified as a BJP worker from Karnataka, says a CBI probe began after his June 2024 complaint and that he submitted records tied to UK firm Backops Limited, and he has also challenged Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s Wayanad candidature.