Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not yet got any relief from the Gujarat High Court. The hearing on the criminal revision petition filed by Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case took place today i.e. Tuesday (May 2) in the Gujarat High Court. After the completion of the hearing, the court reserved its decision till the summer vacation. The decision in this matter will come after June 8. , The court will give its verdict after the summer vacation: Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Rahul Gandhi, after the completion of the arguments of both the parties in this matter, Citing the Court requested to issue an interim or final order. Justice Hemant Prachhak said that interim protection cannot be given now. Justice Prachhak said that he would pass the final order only after going through the records and the official report of the proceedings. Along with this, he talked about pronouncing the verdict after the summer vacation.

When is the summer vacation: Gujarat High Court has summer vacation from May 8 to June 3. Advocate Nirupam Nanavati, appearing for BJP’s Gujarat MLA and the original complainant in the case, Purnesh Modi, opposed the grant of interim relief to Gandhi.

What is the case: Significantly, in this case, a court in Surat convicted him and sentenced him to two years in jail, as a result of which he was elected to the Lok Sabha. Was disqualified from membership. He was elected from the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala 2019. The sessions court had also rejected his plea to stay the conviction, against which Gandhi has approached the High Court.

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Tue, May 2, 2023, 6: 48 PM IST