A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih adjourned the matter for four weeks and allowed the complainant, advocate Nripendra Pandey, to file his reply. The bench also permitted Gandhi to file a rejoinder within two weeks.
Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday pleaded not guilty before a Pune court in connection with a defamation case filed against him over his remarks on Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Delhi Police on Wednesday filed an Action Taken Report (ATR) in a Saket court in a case against journalist Rana Ayyub related to posts on microblogging site X. Delhi Police stated that the alleged posts are not available on X. Police also stated that reply from X is awaited.
Several Union Ministers, including JP Nadda, Prataprao Jadhav and Murlidhar Mohol, paid tribute to freedom fighter and reformer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in New Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's family with the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Rajya Prerana Geet Puraskar 2025 on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions that the name of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is not misused and his name be included in the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act.
Shelar later met with Chief Secretary of the union territory, Chandra Bhushan Kumar, requesting his cooperation to build a memorial of Veer Savarkar in Andaman Nicobar Islands.