Overview
- The Lucknow bench deferred the matter to May 12 after counsel for central and state agencies asked for written instructions during Wednesday’s first hearing.
- The division bench of Justices Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Zafeer Ahmad heard the case in chambers rather than in open court.
- The court directed the entire petition to be sealed and placed in the Senior Registrar’s custody, with the file to be produced at 2:15 pm on May 12.
- The writ, filed April 25 by Karnataka BJP worker S Vignesh Shishir, alleges disproportionate assets and seeks a CBI inquiry while naming the Centre, CBI, ED, CBDT, Uttar Pradesh Police and the SFIO as parties.
- No investigative agency has been directed to open a case yet, though any order to probe could lead to formal requests for Rahul Gandhi’s financial records.