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Supreme Court halts defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over PM remarks
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in a defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. The court has sought responses from the Maharashtra government and the complainant within four weeks.
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A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued notices to the Maharashtra government and complainant M H. Shrishrimal, requesting their responses within four weeks as part of its review of the defamation proceedings.
The case relates to statements made by Gandhi in 2019 that were alleged to be defamatory towards the Prime Minister. The stay of proceedings effectively halts further action in the lower court pending the Supreme Court's examination of the matter.
By seeking detailed responses from both the state government and the complainant, the bench appears to be conducting a thorough examination of the case's merits and the grounds on which the defamation proceedings were initiated.
The development comes as the Congress leader faces multiple legal challenges on various fronts. The Supreme Court's intervention suggests a need for judicial scrutiny of the defamation complaint before it proceeds further in the lower courts.