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SC Stays Defamation Trial Against Rahul in 2018 Case
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|January 21, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed defamation proceedings against Congress member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 case pending before a Jharkhand court on his comments against then BJP president Amit Shah referring to him as a "murder accused".
NEW DELHI:
A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath issued notice on the appeal filed by Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, challenging the order of the Jharkhand high court in February 2024 refusing to quash the defamation case.
Granting four weeks to the state and the private complainant BJP leader Navin Jha to file responses, the bench, also comprising Justice Sandeep Mehta said, "Till further orders, further proceedings before the trial court shall remain stayed."
This story is from the January 21, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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