Rahul Gandhi Returns to Lok Sabha: A Deeper Look at SC Verdict, Its Implications
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Returns to Lok Sabha: A Deeper Look at SC Verdict, Its Implications

The Quint  

Except for the admonition to the petitioner by this Court in a contempt proceeding, no other reason has been granted by the learned trial judge while imposing the maximum sentence of two years. It is to be noted that it is only on account of the maximum sentence of two years imposed by the learned trial judge that the provisions of Section 8 of the Representation of Peoples Act came into play. Particularly when the offence was non-cognizable, bailable, and compoundable, the least which was expected from the learned trial judge was to give reasons for imposing the maximum punishment. Though the learned appellate court and the High Court have spent voluminous pages in rejecting the applications, these aspects are not seen considered".

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Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi As Accused In Complaint Case Over 'Derogatory' Remark On Savarkar
1 week, 3 days ago

Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi As Accused In Complaint Case Over 'Derogatory' Remark On Savarkar

Live Law  

A CJM Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul Gandhi, as an accused in a complaint case filed over his alleged 'derogatory' remark against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in November 2022 in Maharashtra's Akola.#BREAKING |A CJM Court in #Lucknow has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, …

Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi As Accused In Complaint Case Over 'Derogatory' Remark On Savarkar
1 week, 3 days ago

Lucknow Court Summons Rahul Gandhi As Accused In Complaint Case Over 'Derogatory' Remark On Savarkar

Live Law  

A CJM Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, Rahul Gandhi, as an accused in a complaint case filed over his alleged 'derogatory' remark against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in November 2022 in Maharashtra's Akola.#BREAKING |A CJM Court in #Lucknow has summoned Congress MP and LoP in Loksabha, …

Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi Over His Remarks On Sikhs During US Trip
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi Over His Remarks On Sikhs During US Trip

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district has REJECTED the application filed under Section 173 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader and LoP in LokSabha Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on Sikhs during his recent US trip. The plea filed by one Nageshwar Mishra claimed that Gandhi had made the objectionable statement during …

Rahul Gandhi skips oath-taking event of CJI Sanjiv Khanna: Why did BJP attack Indira Gandhi? Know here
1 month, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi skips oath-taking event of CJI Sanjiv Khanna: Why did BJP attack Indira Gandhi? Know here

India TV News  

Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent persons. The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Congress leader, reminding Congress of a ruling made by Justice Sanjiv Khanna's uncle Justice Hans Raj Khanna against a case related to the Emergency in 1976. BJP attacks …

When a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS probationer fought a landmark battle for reinstatement
2 months, 4 weeks ago

When a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS probationer fought a landmark battle for reinstatement

The Hindu  

On June 22, 1981, IPS probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad, were required to be present at 5.50 a.m. on the field for the ceremonial drill. ‘No sign of repentance’ Although explanations were given by the other probationers too, “the only ground which ultimately prevailed upon the Director was that the appellant had not shown any …

Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Procedural And Technical Hurdles Cannot Impede Substantial Justice: Rajasthan HC Grants Appointment To Candidate Who Erred In Submitting Application

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the application of rules should be with a humane approach and if procedural violation does not cause prejudice, courts must lean towards doing substantial justice rather than relying upon procedural and technical violation. Procedural and technical hurdles shall not be allowed to come in the way of the court while doing substantial justice.” The …

Medha Patkar filed a false affidavit: L-G V K Saxena in libel case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Medha Patkar filed a false affidavit: L-G V K Saxena in libel case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has firmly responded to the appeal filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, challenging her five-month sentence in a defamation case. On July 29, Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of the Saket Court had temporarily suspended Patkar’s sentence while seeking a reply from Saxena. In his reply, Saxena’s legal counsel, advocates …

Barred By Limitation? : Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Maneka Gandhi's Plea Against Sultanpur MP's Election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Barred By Limitation? : Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Maneka Gandhi's Plea Against Sultanpur MP's Election

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday reserved its order on the maintainability of the plea moved by Senior BJP leader, former MP and Cabinet Minister Maneka Gandhi challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Ram Bhuwal Nishad from the Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency.A bench of Justice Rajan Roy reserved orders after hearing Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra on Monday reserved its …

Dismissal Of First Execution Application On Default Ground Does Not Bar Fresh Petition: Calcutta High Court
5 months ago

Dismissal Of First Execution Application On Default Ground Does Not Bar Fresh Petition: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has held mere dismissal of the first execution application on the ground of default does not prevent the award-holder/decree-holder from filing a fresh execution petition. The High Court held that the provisions of Rules 105 and 106 of Order 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not preclude the award-holder/decree-holder …

Decoding deepfakes: A look at Indian judiciary’s stance
6 months, 1 week ago

Decoding deepfakes: A look at Indian judiciary’s stance

Hindustan Times  

Human Intelligence created artificial intelligence which creates deepfakes. The high court explained: “We may take judicial notice of the fact that we are living in the era of deepfakes and, therefore, this is an aspect that the appellant/husband, perhaps, would have to prove by way of evidence before the Family Court.” The specific use of the term deepfake by the …

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness

Live Law  

In its 163-page judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in the 2002 Ranjit Singh murder case.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra found the CBI, which took over the probe in November …

Lok Sabha Election highlights: Complaint filed to cancel Rahul's nomination
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election highlights: Complaint filed to cancel Rahul's nomination

Hindustan Times  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Campaigns of political parties are in full swing ahead of the voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 7. Meanwhile, a complaint has been filed to cancel Rahul Gandhi's nomination papers in Raebareli, reported news agency ANI. After filing the complaint on behalf of Anirudh Pratap Singh, Advocate Ashok Pandey …

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict
8 months ago

Supreme Court Criticises Gujarat HC Bench For Releasing Case Without Judgment 10 Months After Reserving Verdict

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has voiced its criticism in a matter where the Gujarat High Court reserved a judgment for ten months and ultimately released it because it was not pronounced within a reasonable time. "We hope earnestly that this does not reflect the trend in High Courts in other parts of the country as well", the Supreme Court observed in …

Supreme Court refuses to stay acquittal of former DU professor Saibaba, says there is no urgency
9 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay acquittal of former DU professor Saibaba, says there is no urgency

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the acquittal of former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba and five others by the Bombay High Court in a case under the Unlawful Activities Act, saying it would be “unusual” to show urgency to imprison a man whose innocence had been already proved by the judgment of a court of law. On …

Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court Removes Observation In Judgment That Origin Of Caste System Is Less Than A Century Old

Live Law  

The Madras High court has now removed the remarks made about the origin of caste system from its recent judgement in the pleas challenging the continuation of office of Minister Udayanidhi Stalin, Minister Sekar Babu and MP A Raja. In the judgment uploaded on March 6th, Justice Anita Sumanth had observed as under, "This Court agrees unequivocally that there are …

Overruled. Supreme Court says MPs, MLAs can't claim immunity for bribery
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Overruled. Supreme Court says MPs, MLAs can't claim immunity for bribery

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday overruled a 1998 verdict granting immunity to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribes to make speeches, and cast votes in the legislature. In the 1998 verdict, a five-member bench ruled that MPs and MLAs were immune from prosecution for taking bribes to make speeches, and cast votes in the legislature under parliamentary privileges conferred by …

Rahul Gandhi to appear before UP court tomorrow in defamation case
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to appear before UP court tomorrow in defamation case

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is leading his party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, is likely to appear before a local court in Sultanpur in a defamation case. Subsequently, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will be paused on Tuesday morning and resume at 2:00 pm the same day. Taking to social …

'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Need to maintain Dignity & Reputation Of Judicial Officers': Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Advocate In Contempt Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while convicting an advocate in a seventeen-year-old criminal contempt case, reiterated that an apology must be evidence of remorse for the contemptuous acts. The Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PS Narasimha was hearing an appeal of one Gulshan Bajwa, a lawyer, who was convicted by the Delhi High Court of criminal contempt. Besides, the High …

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer Imprisoned For Contempt Of Court To Tender Apology Before Judges
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer Imprisoned For Contempt Of Court To Tender Apology Before Judges

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a lawyer, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for contempt of court, to tender an unconditional apology before the judges against whom he made objectionable remarks. She pointed out that even in cases where more grave allegations have been made, the Supreme Court has let off contemnors with …

Ex-minister disqualified from Assembly after his conviction in bank scam
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-minister disqualified from Assembly after his conviction in bank scam

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after Sunil Kedar, Congress’s five-term MLA from Saoner in Vidarbha’s Nagpur district, was convicted for five years in the ₹125 crore Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank scam, the state legislature disqualified him from the lower house on Saturday. HT Image The notification disqualifying Kedar was issued by state legislature secretary Jitendra Bhole as per provisions in article …

Supreme Court(2:1 Majority) Suspends Conviction Of BSP MP Afsal Ansari; Dissenting Judge Says Impact On Electorate Can't Be Considered
1 year ago

Supreme Court(2:1 Majority) Suspends Conviction Of BSP MP Afsal Ansari; Dissenting Judge Says Impact On Electorate Can't Be Considered

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, by 2:1 majority, on Thursday suspended the conviction of BSP MP Afzal Ansari in a case under the UP Gangster Act case, paving the way for the restoration of his membership in the Lok Sabha. While Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan agreed to suspend Ansari's conviction, Justice Dipankar Datta wrote a separate judgment expressing dissent. Conversely, …

Madras High Court adjourns actor Vijay’s plea against penalty of ₹1.5 crore imposed on him by Income Tax Dept
1 year, 2 months ago

Madras High Court adjourns actor Vijay’s plea against penalty of ₹1.5 crore imposed on him by Income Tax Dept

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, adjourned by three weeks, a writ petition filed by actor C. Joseph Vijay last year, against an order passed by the Income Tax Department on June 30, 2022 imposing a penalty of ₹1.5 crore on him for not having voluntarily disclosed an additional income of ₹15 crore in the financial year 2015-16. When the …

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said he would not delay the decision regarding the disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs but won’t rush in either which could result in the “miscarriage of justice”. Mr. Narwekar was speaking to reporters on September 18 evening after the Supreme Court directed him to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication …

‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge
1 year, 3 months ago

‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass a gag order in the criminal contempt proceedings initiated by it against a litigant who demanded that death penalty be imposed on a sitting judge who dismissed his pleas.As the counsel representing the State requested that the hearings in the matter be held in-camera and orders be not made public, Justice …

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice for criminal contempt to a litigant who sought death penalty for a single judge for dismissing his pleas and made 'whimsical and objectionable allegations' not only against the judge but also the government officials as well as the Supreme Court of India.“These averments, extracted hereinabove, are prima facie aimed at scandalising …

Rahul Gandhi's return to Parliament challenged in Supreme Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's return to Parliament challenged in Supreme Court

India Today  

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership. This petition, which is likely to be heard next week, came after the Supreme Court paused Gandhi's two-year defamation jail term on August 4. A Gujarat court, on March 23, convicted Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case over his …

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal
1 year, 4 months ago

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of a Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of Lok Sabha member in an attempt-to-murder case. ‘Societal interest’ In January, the Single Judge Bench of the High Court had suspended Mr. Faizal’s conviction on the ground that societal interest lay in averting an expensive election. However, …

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List
1 year, 4 months ago

HC Judge Who Refused to Stay RaGa's Conviction in 'Modi Surname' Case Among 9 On SC Transfer List

News 18  

The name of the Gujarat High Court judge, who refused to stay Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the ‘Modi surname’ criminal defamation case, has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for transfer. Name of Justice Hemant M Prachchhak, who observed that no case was made out to stay Gandhi’s conviction in a 123-page verdict passed in July, is …

Rahul Gandhi Addresses 1st Public Meeting After Being Reinstated As MP In Rajasthan's Banswara
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Addresses 1st Public Meeting After Being Reinstated As MP In Rajasthan's Banswara

ABP News  

New Delhi: Lashing out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said they coined the term ‘vanvasis’ for ‘adivasis’ but gives away their land to industrialist Gautam Adani. Addressing his first public rally after being reinstated as a member of Lok Sabha in poll-bound Rajasthan's Banswara district, Gandhi said, "Once I asked my grandmother about the …

DC Edit | Rahul's return as MP will give boost to Opposition in Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Rahul's return as MP will give boost to Opposition in Parliament

Deccan Chronicle  

The return of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Parliament on Monday reflects the sagacity and vibrancy of the system of checks and balances Indian democracy has designed and installed and its ability to make course correction when it discovers that it has gone astray. Mr Gandhi’s return is made possible after the Supreme Court found that the chief judicial …

BJP MP Katheria to keep Lok Sabha seat as Agra sessions court stays conviction
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP MP Katheria to keep Lok Sabha seat as Agra sessions court stays conviction

Hindustan Times  

A session court in Agra has stayed the conviction of BJP leader Ram Shankar Katheria in a 12-year-old case of assault and rioting. The former Minister of State for Human Resource Development was facing disqualification from the Lok Sabha after Special Magistrate MP/MLA Court held Katheria guilty of the charges and sentenced him to two years in jail. The opposition …

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament days after top court’s order
1 year, 4 months ago

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated to India’s Parliament days after top court’s order

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Parliament on Monday reinstated top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker three days after the country’s top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname. The Supreme Court stayed his conviction Friday, which means it is temporarily halted while the court goes into Gandhi’s appeal in detail before issuing a final …

Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership reinstated
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership reinstated

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday restored the membership of Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case. 8644/2023, staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi, Member of Lok Sabha representing the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency of Kerala, which was ordered by the judgment dated 23.03.2023 of the Court of the …

Rahul Gandhi reinstated as Wayanad MP after Supreme Court relief in defamation case, to attend Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi reinstated as Wayanad MP after Supreme Court relief in defamation case, to attend Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Congress's Rahul Gandhi was reinstated as Wayanad MP by the Lok Sabha secretariat after the Supreme Court's relief in the 2019 Modi surname defamation case. Mumbai Congress workers celebrate in Azad Maidan after the Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed the conviction of Rahul Gandhi, "In continuation of Notification No. 8644/2023, staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi, Member of …

Why questions linger over Rahul Gandhi’s return to Parliament today
1 year, 4 months ago

Why questions linger over Rahul Gandhi’s return to Parliament today

Firstpost  

The Congress is on edge today. Many are wondering if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will return to Parliament after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark, paving the way the way for a possible reinstatement as Wayanad MP. Awaiting Speaker’s approval Last Friday, the Supreme Court put Rahul Gandhi’s conviction …

'Welcome step, Democracy has won': Congress hails Rahul Gandhi's Parliament return
1 year, 4 months ago

'Welcome step, Democracy has won': Congress hails Rahul Gandhi's Parliament return

India TV News  

Congress celebrates: Congress hailed the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s decision to reinstate Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the House on Monday and said that it is a welcome step that brings relief to the people of the country, further describing it as a “victory of truth”. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that Democracy has won and that Rahul Gandhi is the …

SC stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, Gyanvapi ASI survey: Top news of the week
1 year, 4 months ago

SC stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction, Gyanvapi ASI survey: Top news of the week

Live Mint  

SC stays conviction order against Rahul Gandhi The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed the conviction order by a trial court in Surat in the Modi surname remark case. To Gyanvapi Mosque: ASI conducts ‘non-invasive’ survey After multiple challenges and pleas against the survey, the Supreme Court of India declined to stay the Archaeological Survey of India survey of …

Stay on Rahul Gandhi conviction | Congress sends court order to Lok Sabha Secretariat
1 year, 4 months ago

Stay on Rahul Gandhi conviction | Congress sends court order to Lok Sabha Secretariat

The Hindu  

A copy of the Supreme Court order, that stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case, was formally handed over to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, party’s leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Saturday. Questioning the “delay” in reinstating Mr. Gandhi, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh asked if “Prime Minister …

’26 hours’: Congress questions delay in reinstating Rahul Gandhi as MP
1 year, 4 months ago

’26 hours’: Congress questions delay in reinstating Rahul Gandhi as MP

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the Modi surname remark case was granted a stay order by the Supreme Court of India on Friday. According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rahul Gandhi is entitled to return to Parliament from Monday. Jairam Ramesh took to microblogging site ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter to say flag a comparison in how much time …

Supreme Court Vacates Stay In A 16 Year Old Criminal Appeal; Pulls Up Appellant-Lawyer Who Sought Repeated Adjournments
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Vacates Stay In A 16 Year Old Criminal Appeal; Pulls Up Appellant-Lawyer Who Sought Repeated Adjournments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court vacated a stay order in a 16 year old criminal appeal as it pulled up the appellant-lawyer for seeking repeated adjournments.On 19 October 2006, Gulshan Bajwa, a lawyer, was convicted by the Delhi High Court finding him guilty of criminal contempt of making reckless and undesirable allegations against the Judges. The Supreme Court vacated a stay order …

'Not only Rahul Gandhi but all Opposition leaders being harassed': Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav
1 year, 4 months ago

'Not only Rahul Gandhi but all Opposition leaders being harassed': Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav

India TV News  

A day after the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday alleged that all the opposition leaders are being harassed in one way or the other. Rahul Gandi met Lalu Prasad Yadav Earlier on Friday, Rahul Gandhi met RJD supremo …

SC stays conviction of Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 4 months ago

SC stays conviction of Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case on the grounds that the trial judge failed to explain why he deserved the maximum two-year punishment under the law and held that the continuation of his disqualification from Parliament would deprive proper representation to the people of his constituency. The top court clarified …

Trial judge failed to give reasons for maximum punishment to Rahul: Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Trial judge failed to give reasons for maximum punishment to Rahul: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The primary reason for the Supreme Court to stay the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname case on August 4 is that nobody knows why the trial judge decided to serve him with a two year prison sentence, the maximum punishment for the offence of criminal defamation. “The least the trial judge was expected to do …

‘Rahul Gandhi is still a convict’: Mahesh Jethmalani on SC stay order
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Rahul Gandhi is still a convict’: Mahesh Jethmalani on SC stay order

Live Mint  

Rahul Gandhi got some relief on Friday when the Supreme Court of India stayed the conviction order by the Gujarat High Court in the Modi Surname Remark Case. While the apex court stayed the conviction order on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, it did not adjudicate the conviction yet. The lawyer for the complainant Purnesh Modi, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, on …

‘Some Judgments From Gujarat High Court Make For Very Interesting Reading’: Supreme Court Judge Observes during Rahul Gandhi’s Hearing
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Some Judgments From Gujarat High Court Make For Very Interesting Reading’: Supreme Court Judge Observes during Rahul Gandhi’s Hearing

Live Law  

Supreme Court judge BR Gavai, who headed the bench that stayed the conviction of Congress leader and former Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case today, observed during the hearing that he has recently come across ‘interesting’ judgements from the Gujarat High Court, which ran into hundreds of pages. But, any remark…I am saying this with folded …

‘Truth always triumphs’: Rahul Gandhi exults as SC stays conviction
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Truth always triumphs’: Rahul Gandhi exults as SC stays conviction

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the Modi surname case on Friday, paving the way for a reinstatement as MP. The former lawmaker thanked people for their support after the verdict, insisting that the truth would always win. This will prove costly for Prime Minister,” Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told ANI soon after the verdict. …

Reinstate Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha member as fast as he was disqualified: Mallikarjun Kharge
1 year, 4 months ago

Reinstate Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha member as fast as he was disqualified: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

Hailing the Supreme Court’s stay on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi surname case as a victory for democracy, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on August 4 said that the Congress would now wait to see how quickly Mr. Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership is restored. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters along with Mr. Gandhi and other …

India’s top court stays conviction of opposition leader for mocking the prime minister's surname
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s top court stays conviction of opposition leader for mocking the prime minister's surname

The Independent  

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Rahul Gandhi to return as Wayanad MP? Here’s what lies ahead for Congress leader
1 year, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to return as Wayanad MP? Here’s what lies ahead for Congress leader

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the Modi surname defamation case. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Sanjay Kumar was hearing Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on his conviction. Rahul Gandhi's lawyer, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, had in Supreme Court argued that the former …

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