LUCKNOW, April 28 -- A petition filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which alleges that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also holds a British passport, will be heard next on May 7.

Justice Manish Mathur adjourned the hearing on Tuesday on the request of the petitioner, S. Vignesh Shishir, who sought time to file additional documents to back his allegations.

The case was previously heard by justice Subhash Vidyarthi, who recused from the case following comments made by the petitioner that cast aspersions on the court. Justice Vidyarthi announced his decision to order a first information report (FIR) against Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on April 17. But in ...