The Supreme Court on Friday (July 25, 2025) extended the stay of summons issued to Congress party leader and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case accusing him of making derogatory remarks against Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra last year.
A Bench headed by Justices Dipankar Datta listed the case after four weeks, giving the complainant, Nripendra Pandey, a Lucknow resident, a fortnight’s time to file his response to the challenge filed by Mr. Gandhi in the apex court.
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The Court had stayed an Uttar Pradesh trial court summons issued to the Congress leader in an order in May while cautioning him from making “statements against our freedom fighters who gave us freedom”.
“This is not the way to treat our freedom fighters. They have given us freedom,” Justice Datta had said.
