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SC stays Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in criminal defamation case

The Supreme Court has stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark, pending final adjudication of his appeal by the apex court. The court's order paves the way for restoration of Mr. Gandhi's status as a member of Parliament. Pronouncing the verdict, Justice BR Gavai said, the ramifications of Gandhi's conviction are wide, since it will also affect the right of the electorate who elected him. The cou...

July 14, 2023 8:36 PM

Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra Assembly speaker on petitions seeking disqualification of CM Eknath Shinde & other MLAs

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on a plea by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena accusing him of choosing to deliberately delay the decision on petitions seeking the disqualification of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs who had tied up with the BJP to form a new government in June 2022. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Mishra issued a notice and sought a response...