A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti posted the matter for hearing on Monday, after advocate appearing for Rajeev Babbar said a copy of the petition was served on them late in the evening on Thursday and sought time to respond to it.
A magistrate court in Mumbai also suspended the sentence of the firebrand Shiv Sena leader to allow him to file an appeal.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on Mr Raut in the case.
“Issue notice, returnable in four weeks. Further proceedings in pursuance to the impugned judgment is stayed until further orders,” the bench ordered.
The cobbler has been making footwear for the last 40 years at the makeshift shop. Gandhi spent about 30 minutes with him.
BJP leader Vijay Mishra had filed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi in 2018 for his objectionable remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the then Karnataka Assembly elections.
The Delhi minister has joined 'Jail and Bail' group of AAP leaders, said BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor on the case.
Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti, who had coordinated the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), were accused of defamation by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
Kapoor, who had filed the case, had alleged that the allegations by the two AAP leaders not only harmed his image, but also of the saffron party.
The defamation case pertains to the allegation of the AAP leader that the BJP was trying to poach AAP MLAs under the alleged Operation Lotus.
