The top court came on a plea by Tejaswi Yadav seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in an Ahmedabad court over his remarks on Gujaratis, from Gujarat to a 'neutral place', preferably Delhi.
The top court was hearing a plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in an Ahmedabad court over his remarks, from Gujarat to a 'neutral place,' preferably Delhi.
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal today after noted the presence of Gehlot, listed the matter for August 21 for the purpose of scrutiny of documents.
The reply document stated that subsequent to his conviction, the Congress leader, in a press conference, said that he would never apologise "as he was not a Savarkar but a Gandhi".
MV Govindan had made false allegations against K Sudhakaran in connection with a POCSO case in which a self-styled antique dealer Monson Mavunkal was sentenced to life term recently.
The Registrar’s complaint to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate said that Kejriwal’s comments were intended to damage the reputation of the Gujarat University.
The court accepted the Congress leader's petition and scheduled it for a hearing on April 13.
Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi vacated his official bungalow in Tughlak Lane here this afternoon, sources said.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday that they will appeal in higher courts against the conviction of Rahil Gandhi.
In November 2019, the then UP power minister Shrikant Sharma filed a complaint against the former UP Congress president.
