The defamation case towards Congress chief and Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has been postponed as soon as once more on account of a well being camp organized by the native Bar Affiliation on the court docket premises in a district of Uttar Pradesh. The case, which entails a criticism by an area BJP politician, will now be heard on October 1, 2024.
Santosh Kumar Pandey, the lawyer representing the plaintiff Vijay Mishra, knowledgeable that because of the camp, attorneys had been occupied, and no court docket work could possibly be performed. In consequence, the court docket postponed the matter to October 1.
Background of the Case
Rahul Gandhi is accused of constructing defamatory feedback about Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah in the course of the 2018 Karnataka state elections, at a time when Shah was serving because the president of the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP). Vijay Mishra, an area BJP politician, filed the criticism in August 2018, initiating a authorized course of that has seen a number of delays through the years.
Gandhi’s Look and Bail
Gandhi surrendered to the court docket in February 2024 throughout his “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” and was granted bail on private surety bonds of Rs 25,000 every. A number of court docket notices had been issued to Gandhi to seem and report his assertion, however his involvement within the Lok Sabha elections precipitated delays.
Lastly, on July 26, 2024, Gandhi appeared earlier than the MP-MLA court docket and recorded his assertion. His lawyer, Kashi Prasad Shukla, conveyed that Gandhi denied making any defamatory feedback and described the case as an try to realize “low-cost publicity.”
Earlier Delays within the Case
The case has confronted a number of adjournments. Initially, a listening to was scheduled for August 12, however it was deferred because the choose was on depart. The following two hearings on August 23 and September 5 had been additionally postponed because of the plaintiff’s unwell well being, inflicting additional delays within the proceedings.
With the most recent postponement because of the well being camp, the court docket has now scheduled the listening to for October 1, 2024, when additional proceedings will happen.
