Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is required to appear in person before the Special MP-MLA court for the judgment, complainant's counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey said.

The Supreme Court stayed trial proceedings in the criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while issuing notice on his plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to quash the case.

The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings in Maharashtra defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his 2019 remarks on PM Modi.

The Supreme Court has put the brakes on the criminal defamation trial against Rahul Gandhi over his 2018 jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Rafale deal controversy. The case, filed by a BJP worker, centres on Gandhi’s alleged “Commander-in-Thief” and “Choro Ke Sardar” remarks.