Justice Subhash Vidyarthi of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court recused himself from hearing the case of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's alleged dual citizenship due to comments made by the petitioner on social media.
The judge said the petitioner cast aspersions on the court with the social media posts and directed the file to be sent to the chief justice for nominating a new bench.
The petitioner, S Vignesh Shishir, had posted messages on social media criticizing the court's decision and seeking public opinion on whether he should request the court to issue a notice to Rahul Gandhi.
The high court pointed out that the petitioner had lost faith in the court and that the messages indicated he was casting aspersions against the court.
The court also noted that advocates representing various parties did not assist the court in the matter.
