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Bombay HC upholds 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi
The Hindu··8 Sept
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to quash a 2019 summons issued to Rahul Gandhi in a Modi defamation case. Justice N.R. Borkar found no infirmity in the Girgaon magistrate's order. The court kept six weeks' relief so Gandhi can approach the Supreme Court. BJP member Mahesh Shrishrimal filed the complaint over 2018 remarks.
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What It Means For You
- Gandhi need not appear before the Girgaon magistrate for six weeks while he appeals.
- The defamation complaint itself remains live after the High Court dismissal.
- Any Supreme Court challenge must be filed within that six-week window.
What's Happening
- Justice N.R. Borkar dismissed Gandhi's petition against the magistrate's summons order.
- The court said it found no perversity or illegality in the lower court order.
- Interim deferral from November 2021 was continued for six weeks.
Where The Case Began
- The complaint followed remarks at a Jaipur rally on August 20, 2018, per The Hindu.
- Hindustan Times cites the phrase commander-in-thief tied to the Rafale deal debate.
- Process was ordered by a Girgaum magistrate on August 28, 2019.
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