Setback for Sonia Gandhi: Court scraps order refusing probe in electoral roll case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday set aside a magistrate's order that had refused to probe Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's alleged inclusion in electoral rolls three years prior to her acquiring Indian citizenship.The judgment, delivered by a Special Judge at Delhi's Dwarka court after being deferred on September 19, heavily criticized the lower court's handling of the complaint.According to the Special Judge, the magistrate's order showed a clear "non-application of mind," prompting the court to send the matter back with directions for a fresh hearing of arguments."The magistrate's order is non-speaking, showing non-application of mind," referring to an order that does not explain the reasons behind a judge's conclusion."The magistrate's order branded the complaint as lacking particulars and suffers from a manifest error of law.