Lucknow, April 18 -- The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that First Information Report (FIR) must be registered against Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, in a petition alleging dual citizenship, Additional Government Advocate Vinay Kumar Shahi said on Friday.

He said that the FIR is expected to be filed in Lucknow or Rae Bareli.

Shahi said state government requested that a national agency such as the CBI to investigate the matter and the court permitted it.

"After extensive arguments, the High Court ruled that an FIR must be registered against Rahul Gandhi over alleged dual citizenship. The state government requested a national agency such as the CBI to investigate, and the court permitted it, ...