Supreme Court stays defamation proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over 2018 comments on Amit Shah
- The Supreme Court has stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi regarding remarks about Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
- The court issued notice to Navin Jha, the complainant, and asked for a counter affidavit in four weeks.
- Rahul Gandhi's legal team argued that the proceedings breach previous Supreme Court judgments stating that only the aggrieved party can file a complaint.
- The Jharkhand High Court had previously dismissed Gandhi's plea to quash the case, stating his remarks were prima facie defamatory.
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