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Topic: defamation case

SC upholds summons to Kejriwal over remarks on Modi’s degrees, ex-CM faces defamation trial in Gujarat

Gujarat University registrar had filed defamation case against Delhi ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal & AAP MP Sanjay Singh over comments they made about PM's educational qualifications.

Court convicts activist Medha Patkar in defamation charge filed by Delhi LG V.K. Saxena

The Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and Saxena have been embroiled in a legal battle since 2000.

SC dismisses Sanjay Singh’s plea challenging Gujarat HC order in PM Modi defamation case

The high court had on 16 February dismissed the pleas by Singh and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking quashing of the summons issued against them in the defamation case.

‘Democracy won. Constitution won’ — Congress hails SC stay on Rahul’s conviction in defamation case

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge says party will wait & watch how fast Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership is restored. Former Wayanad MP says 'my way is clear'.

‘Should have been more careful’ — Surat court order rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s plea for stay on conviction

The court said that being a former MP, 'Gandhi should have been more careful with his words'. It dismissed his contention that the conviction caused him 'irreversible harm'.

‘Will go to jail to save democracy:’ Kharge after Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha

Rahul was convicted, handed 2-yr jail sentence in criminal defamation case Thursday; as per SC verdict, convicted legislator with similar prison term is automatically disqualified.

After Rahul conviction on ‘Modi surname,’ Renuka Chowdhury to sue PM over ‘Surpanakha’ remark

Former Union Minister called Narendra Modi a 'classless megalomaniac' and wondered how fast courts would address her complaint against the PM.

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP from Parliament a day after conviction in defamation case

Gandhi was convicted for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi. The court granted him bail immediately and suspended the sentence for a month.

Rahul’s conviction in Modi defamation case a ‘conspiracy to eliminate non-BJP leaders’, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal's show of support for Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when AAP has been part of Congress-led opposition bloc demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on Adani.

‘Kabhi ED, kabhi saza:’ Congress after Rahul’s jail verdict, Priyanka asserts MP not afraid

A Surat court on Thursday handed Rahul Gandhi 2 years in jail over a 2019 remark he had made on the surname ‘Modi’; court also granted him 30-day bail to appeal the verdict.

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