The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, challenging a decision of the Varanasi Special MP/MLA Court over his remarks made in the United States.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain reserved its order after hearing detailed arguments from both sides.
The case concerns the Varanasi MP/MLA Court’s order of July 21, 2025, in which it accepted a revision petition regarding Gandhi’s remarks. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha had moved the High Court against the ruling.
In September 2024, during a visit to the United States, Rahul Gandhi made comments about the Sikh community at a public programme.
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Following this, Varanasi resident Nageshwar Mishra filed a petition before the Judicial Magistrate (Second) Court, seeking directions to the police to register a FIR. That plea was dismissed in November 2024 by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP/MLA Court).
Mishra then filed a revision petition in the Varanasi Sessions Court, which the Special MP/MLA Judge accepted on July 21, 2025.
In his petition before the High Court, Rahul Gandhi argued that the Varanasi court’s order was “wrong, illegal, and beyond jurisdiction.” He further requested that the operation of the order be stayed while the matter remains pending before the High Court.
The state government and complainant Nageshwar Mishra have been made respondents in the petition.
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