Gujarat High Court on Friday refused to grant an interim stay on the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on their allegedly defamatory statements against Gujarat Universit
In a relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court, in an interim order on Friday, stayed his conviction in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark
A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai granted ten days time to the parties to file their responses through affidavit. It has posted the matter for hearing on August 4 on the stay of his conviction.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed July 21 for hearing plea of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging the Gujarat High Court order which declined to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case in which he was sentenced to two years in jail by Surat court over 'Modi surname' remark.
Rahul Gandhi had on Saturday approached the apex court challenging the Gujarat High Court order which declined to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case in which he was sentenced to two years in jail by Surat court over 'Modi surname' remark.
After his conviction in the case, Gandhi was declared disqualified as MP from Kerala’s Wayanad on March 24 following a notification of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
With the Gujarat High Court on Friday refusing to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge called the decision a "travesty" of justice and said that the court should have considered Rahul's honesty in politics.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress workers also held a protest in Bengaluru, against the Gujarat High Court verdict on the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi.
Congress on Friday said that they will approach the Supreme Court shortly after the Gujarat High Court today upheld Sessions Court's order denying a stay on conviction of the former Wayanad MP in the defamation case against the 'Modi surname' remark.