Not only has the Surat Sessions Court judge repeated the factual inaccuracy in describing Rahul Gandhi’s alleged offence but also relied on erroneous legal precedents and ignored the Supreme Court guidelines, refusing to suspend the Congress leader's conviction.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice C.T. Ravi Kumar, however, rejected the plea made by the state and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to lift the ban altogether