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Supreme Court stays Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, says he used inappropriate language but questions maximum punishment resulting in disqualification
SC stays Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark and restores his MP status
Rahul Gandhi disqualification case: Supreme Court to hear plea again on August 4
The court said that it will have to hear the other side of the case as well. It has given a time of 10 days to the complainant to file a written response to Rahul Gandhi's petition.
8 years of my career will be destroyed, people of Wayanad will suffer without me: Rahul Gandhi’s plea in Supreme Court against his disqualification
Rahul Gandhi contended in his plea that penalising him for what he termed minor defamation charges deprives the constituents of their voice in Parliament and their ability to participate in democratic governance.
Gujarat HC dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s plea: Read what options he has now to evade continued disqualification as MP
Rahul Gandhi may now go to a larger bench of the Gujarat High Court or the Supreme Court. If they overturn the verdict or even reduce the sentence, his disqualification will be withdrawn.
Trouble for Sisodia continues: Assam court summons Manish Sisodia in the defamation suit filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
In June 2022, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma filed a criminal defamation suit against Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
Special MP-MLA court summons home minister Amit Shah in a defamation case filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee had filed the defamation case after Amit Shah had said in 2018 that he was involved in a series of corruptions
Gujarat HC stays arrest warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in Adani defamation case
The High Court directed Thakurta to give an undertaking assuring his presence at all the hearings in the case.
Javed Akhtar files criminal defamation case against Kangana Ranaut for allegedly hurting his reputation in a Republic TV interview
Kangana Ranaut had alleged that Javed Akhtar threatened she would have to commit suicide if she did not apologise to Hrithik Roshan.
Former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar wanted the public broadcaster to pay his legal expenses in a criminal conspiracy case, was rejected
Prasar Bharati rejected Jawhar Sircar's request to defend him in a criminal defamation case for false sexual harassment charge
Assam: Physics lecturer arrested in Silchar after students file complaint for his derogatory comments against PM Modi and Hinduism on Facebook
Silchar lecturer Souradeep Sengupta arrested on Friday for making disparaging comments on Facebook against PM Modi
