Allahabad HC Defers Hearing on Plea Against Rajeev Shukla's RS Membership

Times of India · politics

The Allahabad High Court has deferred by two weeks a hearing on a petition challenging the Rajya Sabha membership of Rajeev Shukla. The writ petition, filed by Aligarh resident Pradeep Singh, alleges discrepancies in Shukla's date of birth across various official documents and election affidavits. The petitioner claims Shukla furnished different dates of birth and submitted a false affidavit, seeking an FIR and CBI probe. Respondents include Rajeev Shukla, the Election Commission of India, and the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, among others.