Rahul Gandhi defamation case LIVE Updates: The Supreme Court will hear an appeal filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenging the Gujarat high court order against his conviction in a criminal defamation case.


Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.(ANI)

A Supreme Court bench of justices BR Gavai and PK Mishra is scheduled to hear the petition.

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The appeal was filed on July 15, exactly a week after the high court dealt a blow to Gandhi’s endeavour to revive his Lok Sabha membership, ruling that the Congress leader “breached modesty” and that his offence involved “moral turpitude”.

The complainant in the case, BJP leader Purnesh Modi, has already filed his caveat in the top court to ensure no orders are passed in Gandhi’s appeal without hearing his side.

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On March 23, a Gujarat magisterial court convicted Gandhi for his remarks on ‘Modi’ surname after Purnesh Modi filed a criminal complaint. The Congress leader was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, which disqualified him as an MP under the Representation of People Act.

Follow all the updates here:

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:29 AM IST

    SC to hear Gandhi’s plea to stay the conviction on August 4

    SC to hear Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay the conviction on August 4

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:29 AM IST

    Justice Gavai J’s statement

    Justice Gavai J: Before we start…I must express some difficulties from both sides. My father was associated. Though he was not a Congress member, but he was closely associated.

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:28 AM IST

    Supreme Court begins hearing plea

    Supreme Court begins hearing plea against Gujarat High court order.

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:21 AM IST

    Abhishek Singhvi sought urgent hearing on the case

    Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi sought an urgent hearing and brought the case to the attention of a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on July 18, after which the court agreed to hear Gandhi’s plea.

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:13 AM IST

    Congress staged silent protest in various districts over Gandhi’s court order

    In response to a call for a nation-wide protest over the issue of disqualification of the former MP Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders and members from across the districts of Kalyana Karnataka and Kittur Karnataka staged silent symbolic protests in their respective areas on July 12.

  • Jul 21, 2023 11:06 AM IST

    Will suffer irreparable injury if the HC order not stayed: Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi has said in his plea he will suffer irreparable injury if the HC order is not stayed. He has said an irreversible consequence of not staying the order will result in injustice as, because of the conviction, he currently stands disqualified as a Member of Parliament from Wayanad in Kerala and cannot participate in parliamentary proceedings.

  • Jul 21, 2023 10:58 AM IST

    What is the Modi surname case?

    In 2019, BJP leader Purnesh Modi filed a criminal complaint against Rahul Gandhi over his remark “How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” during an election rally at Kolar in Karnataka on April 13, 2019.

  • Jul 21, 2023 10:48 AM IST

    Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification and a number of other issues had rocked the second half of the budget session

    Gandhi’s disqualification and a number of other issues had rocked the second half of the budget session. The Gujarat high court’s refusal to stay Gandhi’s conviction means he will not be able to attend the upcoming monsoon session as he continues to be disqualified.

  • Jul 21, 2023 10:41 AM IST

    Whu was Rahul Gandhi disqualified as an MP?

    Gandhi was disqualified on March 23 following his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his comment “all thieves have Modi surname” at an election rally in Kolar in 2019. Gandhi’s lawyers failed to get a stay on his conviction in the trial court, the sessions court and the Gujarat high court.


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