The Supreme Court has issued notice, returnable in four weeks, on Rahul Gandhi’s plea against the Bombay High Court’s refusal to quash the criminal defamation case over his “Choro Ke Sardar” remark, and has stayed further proceedings before the trial court.
Is a registered political party an identifiable body for the purposes of criminal defamation? Justice Nitin Borkar has said it is, finding no illegality in the Magistrate’s summoning order and leaving the effect of the remark on party members to trial. Mumbai: Declining to interfere with the Magistrate’s order issuing summons, the Bombay High Court […]
The Supreme Court extended the stay on defamation proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. This decision came after the complainant’s lawyer requested additional time to submit a counter-affidavit. The case remains pending until further developments. The extension delays further legal action for now.