Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case.

The Pune Police on Monday submitted its enquiry report in a court stating there is prima facie truth in the complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi by VD Savarkar's grand nephew who had accused the Congress leader of defaming him.

An MP-MLA court here has fixed a June 7 hearing in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

A special court here on Friday postponed the hearing on a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to April 2 due a strike by lawyers.

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on a Lucknow-based advocate who challenged the restoration of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership.

Gandhi received the court summons a day earlier due to which he could not appear on Thursday, the court was informed.

BJP leader Purnesh Modi, who had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat over his "Modi surname" remarks, was appointed as the party's in-charge for political affairs in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu on Friday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a defamation complaint against him over his remarks allegedly linking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017.

After the Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case, the BJP said Parliament "can do with some levity for now" but the Congress leader continues to be on thin ice as other criminal defamation cases are pending against him.

Modi surname case: BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, who filed a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Modi surname' remark, today said he welcomes the Supreme Court order of a stay on Mr Gandhi's conviction.

The Supreme Court today stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case against him over his 'Modi surname' remark.

BJP leader and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi on Monday sought the dismissal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal in the Supreme Court against his conviction in a criminal defamation case.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on July 21 an appeal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging Gujarat High Court's July 7 verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.

Congress leader and workers from across India tied black ribbons on their faces, arms and staged 'maun satyagraha' after Rahul Gandhi's petition seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 defamation case was dismissed by the Gujarat High Court.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to move the Supreme Court "very soon" against the Gujarat High Court order rejecting his plea for a stay on his conviction in a defamation case.

The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of pursuing vendetta politics in the POCSO case involving former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in retaliation for dragging Rahul Gandhi to court in a defamation case.

The Pune Police on Monday submitted its enquiry report in a court stating there is prima facie truth in the complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi by VD Savarkar's grand nephew who had accused the Congress leader of defaming him.

An MP-MLA court here has fixed a June 7 hearing in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

A special court here on Friday postponed the hearing on a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to April 2 due a strike by lawyers.

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs one lakh on a Lucknow-based advocate who challenged the restoration of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership.

Gandhi received the court summons a day earlier due to which he could not appear on Thursday, the court was informed.

BJP leader Purnesh Modi, who had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat over his "Modi surname" remarks, was appointed as the party's in-charge for political affairs in Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu on Friday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash a defamation complaint against him over his remarks allegedly linking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017.

After the Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case, the BJP said Parliament "can do with some levity for now" but the Congress leader continues to be on thin ice as other criminal defamation cases are pending against him.

Modi surname case: BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, who filed a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Modi surname' remark, today said he welcomes the Supreme Court order of a stay on Mr Gandhi's conviction.

The Supreme Court today stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 criminal defamation case against him over his 'Modi surname' remark.

BJP leader and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi on Monday sought the dismissal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's appeal in the Supreme Court against his conviction in a criminal defamation case.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on July 21 an appeal of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging Gujarat High Court's July 7 verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.

Congress leader and workers from across India tied black ribbons on their faces, arms and staged 'maun satyagraha' after Rahul Gandhi's petition seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 defamation case was dismissed by the Gujarat High Court.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to move the Supreme Court "very soon" against the Gujarat High Court order rejecting his plea for a stay on his conviction in a defamation case.