The Gujarat High Court will today hear Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against the court order convicting him in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday moved the high court against the Surat sessions court’s order that refused to stay his conviction in the case.
Key points on this big story:
1. Gujarat High Court judge, Justice Geeta Gopi, has rescued herself from hearing the appeal of the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
2. Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer PS Champaneri mentioned the case before the court, seeking an urgent hearing. But after a brief hearing, the court said, “Not before me.”
3. Justice Gopi directed the court registry to hand the case over to Chief Justice AJ Desai or assign it to a different bench.
4. Now, a new judge of the high court will hear his appeal.6. A sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case.
5. A sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case.