Delhi court seeks written submissions in Sonia Gandhi voter list inclusion case
Case stems from a complaint that was earlier dismissed by a Magistrate court, which declined to order registration of an FIR
A Delhi court has asked parties to file written submissions within a week in a case related to the alleged inclusion of Sonia Gandhi in the voter list.
During the proceedings, the senior counsel for the complainant concluded rebuttal arguments and also sought permission to place on record a report of the Election Commission of India.
Counsel appearing for Sonia Gandhi informed the court that he intends to make further submissions. The matter has now been listed for hearing on May 16.
In an earlier order dated December 9, 2025, Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court agreed to examine the revision plea and issued notice to Sonia Gandhi as well as the Delhi Police, directing that the matter be taken up for further hearing.
The case stems from a complaint that was earlier dismissed by a Magistrate court, which declined to order registration of an FIR. The court had observed that the judiciary cannot undertake an inquiry that would lead to unwarranted interference in domains assigned to constitutional authorities.
It further held that such intervention is barred under Article 329 of the Constitution, which restricts judicial scrutiny in electoral matters except through election petitions.
Opposing the revision plea, Sonia Gandhi submitted that the allegations are “politically motivated”, baseless and founded on misleading facts. In her reply, she stated that issues related to citizenship fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Central Government, while disputes over electoral rolls are under the authority of the Election Commission.
She also contended that no credible documentary evidence has been produced to support allegations of forgery or fraud, and described the proceedings as an abuse of the legal process.
