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MAHARASHTRA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking permanent exemption from appearance in a defamation case filed against him. He moved an application in a court at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra’s Thane district, seeking permanent exemption from appearance in a defamation case filed against him.
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) J.V. Paliwal on Tuesday directed the complainant, local RSS activist Rajesh Kunte, to respond to the application and posted the matter and the next hearing will be on May 18. In 2014, Mr. Kunte filed a case against Mr. Gandhi after watching his speech in Thane’s Bhiwandi township, where the Congress leader alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was behind the killing of Mahatma Gandhi. In his application moved on Tuesday, Mr. Gandhi said “being a member of Parliament (from Wayanad in Kerala), he has to visit his constituency, attend to the party work and travel a lot, hence he be exempted from appearing in person before the court.” His advocate Narayan Iyer said Mr. Gandhi has also stated in his application that whenever required, he be allowed to be represented by his lawyer in the hearing. On Tuesday, Mr. Kunte also moved an application seeking exemption from appearance as he was unwell, which was allowed by the court. In 2018, the court had framed charges against Mr. Gandhi in the case, but he had pleaded not guilty. Last month, Mr. Kunte paid ₹1,500 costs to Mr. Gandhi, as per the court’s directions, as he (Mr. Kunte) had sought adjournment in the case. Mr. Kunte had moved applications seeking adjournment in the case twice — in March and April — which the court had rejected and asked him to pay ₹500 (for March) and ₹1,000 (for April) to Mr. Gandhi. We hope that this article helped you In some way or another! For more such information, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, or simply subscribe to our newsletter. DOWNLOAD OUR FREE LEGAL MAGAZINE – LAW MANTHAN 1ST EDITION (MARCH – APRIL 2022) |
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