Defamation Case: Court Rejects Rahul's Plea Seeking Info on Savarkar Grand-Nephew's Maternal Lineage

Defamation case: Court rejects Rahul's plea on Savarkar kin

Pune: A court here on Saturday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s application seeking details of the maternal lineage of Satyaki Savarkar, the grand-nephew of V D Savarkar, over his defamation complaint filed against the Congress leader for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amol Shinde dismissed the application, observing that the case pertains to an alleged defamatory speech made by Gandhi …

Defamation case: Court rejects Rahul's plea seeking info on Savarkar grand-nephew's maternal lineage

Pune court rejects Rahul Gandhi's request for details on Satyaki Savarkar's lineage in defamation case.

Court rejects Rahul's plea seeking info on Satyaki Savarkar's maternal lineage

A Pune court dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking details of Satyaki Savarkar's maternal lineage in a defamation case, ruling the matter concerns Gandhi's London speech, not family history. The court also rejected Savarkar's request to cancel Gandhi's bail, finding no evidence of deliberate delay in the proceedings.