Recently, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has alleged that the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has claimed himself to be a British national.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British national before company law authorities there.
A bench comprising Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy questioned the "authenticity of the document" attached with the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and the manner in which the papers were procured.
"Can we start making roving inquiries," the bench asked while turning the petition as "frivolous".
Earlier the Court had refused urgent hearing on a plea filed by lawyer ML Sharma.
Recently, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has alleged that the Congress Vice President has claimed himself to be a British national before the authorities in connection with incorporation of a firm.
The documents released by Mr Swamy earlier show that Mr Gandhi had called himself "British" on the annual returns of a UK-based firm "Backops Limited". Rejecting the allegations, the Congress had released a certificate of incorporation of the company that mentioned his nationality as Indian.