Supreme Court stays trial in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over 2018 remarks

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:06:16 +0530

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, stayed the trial in a criminal defamation case against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, which is pending before a Mumbai magistrate’s court. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued notice on his petition, returnable in four weeks. “In the meantime, further proceedings before the trial court shall remain stayed,” the order said, as quoted by LiveLaw. The order text itself was not available to us; this report relies on Bar & Bench, Hindustan Times and LiveLaw.

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Supreme Court stays trial in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over 2018 remarks