Articles tagged with: Rahul Gandhi

RaGa chastises govt over pending cases (though it’s not like any government ever gave much love to the courts)

“Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000+, High Court 37 Lakh+, Lower Courts 2.6 Crore+. Yet, a staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,” tweeted Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the weekend, according to India Today.

Legally Explained: Did Rahul Gandhi defame the RSS? Wasn't he told to apologise or something by the SC?

We explain what’s going on in the Supreme Court between Rahul Gandhi, the RSS and lots of heavyweight lawyers right now. And wasn’t RaGa already told he should apologise or something?

Seniors clash in SC as RaGa seeks quashing of RSS-Mahatma criminal defamation claim

The Supreme Court on Wednesday faulted the magistrate for seeking a police report on a complaint of criminal defamation against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had blamed the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

Aw well: Supreme Court upholds criminal defamation law

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of India’s criminal defamation law that was contested by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

Long-awaited SC judgment on SubSwamy + RaGa + Kejri criminal defamation challenge likely out today (Friday)

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Friday its verdict on a batch of petitions including by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the constitutional validity of sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code providing for criminal defamation.

SCOI Analysis: Congress gets two partial reliefs and one huge setback in National Herald case

The proceedings in Court number 3 during the hearing of item number 53 today were full of suspense.

National Herald Case: Delhi court allows Subramanian Swamy to procure docs from ministries

A court here on Monday allowed the plea of Bhartiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy seeking some documents to support his National Herald case against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi. Metropolitan magistrate Lovleen allowed the plea of Swamy seeking some documen...

SC dumps ML Sharma PIL questioning citizenship of Rahul Gandhi

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the citizenship row of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy dismissed the PIL filed by lawyer ML Sharma, saying PILs cannot be individual-centric. The court also questioned the petitio...

SC reserves judgment in Swamy, RaGa, Kejriwal et al criminal defamation challenge

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions including by Congress vice -president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the constitutional validity of Indian Penal Code’s provisions on criminal defamation. A ben...

The poor can’t defame & other arguments in today’s defamation decriminalisation hearings when Swamy & Rahul (via PP Rao) made their cases

The hearings in the Subramaniam Swamy v Union of India case began today, with Swamy, alongside several other petitioners, seeking to get the Supreme Court to strike down section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code. This is what happened.

SC Chelameshwar praises Rahul Gandhi on convicted politicians judgment

Supreme Court Justice J Chelameshwar indirectly heaped praise on Congress politician Rahul Gandhi at a judge-felicitation ceremony, by giving him credit for being the saviour of the SC judgment disqualifying convicted politicians, reported the Times of India . His praise was in these words: “A great...