Gujarat HC heard Rahul Gandhi s appeal against a sessions court s order last month refusing to stay his conviction in the 2019 defamation case. A trial court in Surat had convicted and sentenced him to two years in jail, leading to the Congress leader s disqualification as Lok Sabha MP.
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his plea for stay of conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark, saying it will pass its final order post-summer vacation.
Counsel for Gandhi (52), Abhishek Manu
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The court of Justice Hemant Prachchhak had allowed the lawyer for complainant Purnesh Modi to submit additional documents opposing Gandhi s criminal revision application against the Surat sessions court order rejecting his plea to stay his conviction and kept the matter for hearing on May 2.
In another setback for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat High Court has refused to grant an interim stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his "Modi surname" remark.