Page 10 - Defamation Case
Opponents desperate to silence me: Rahul Gandhi on defamation cases
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said defamation cases filed against him were an attempt by his politcal rivals deperate to silence him. Gandhi, who appeared before a magisterial court here and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his "why do all thieves share the Modi surname" remarks, made the charge in a tweet. "I am in Surat today to appear in a defamation case filed against me by my political opponents, desperate to silence me. I am grateful for the love & support of the Congress workers who have gathered here to express their solidarity with me," Gandhi tweeted. He appeared before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B H Kapadia here and pleaded not guilty when asked by the court whether he accept the charges, levelled against him by BJP legislator from Surat-West, Purnesh Modi. After Gandhi's plea was recorded, his lawyers moved an application seeking a permanent exemption from personal appearance in the next ...
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Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in Ahmedabad bank defamation case, gets bail
The defamation suit was filed by the bank against Gandhi after he alleged that it had swapped Rs 750 crore in scrapped currency with valid notes within five days of announcement of demonetisation
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Arun Jaitley defamation case: Delhi HC dismisses Raghav Chadha's plea
The court dismissed Chadha's plea, saying it was "devoid of merits"
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Jaitley files 2nd defamation suit: Rs 10,000 Delhi HC fine on Kejriwal
Joint Registrar directed the CM to deposit the fine while granting 2 more weeks to file his response
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Setback to Arvind Kejriwal as HC refuses to stay trial on defamation case
However, AAP leaders have got an exemption from personal appearance on April 6 before trial court
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Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi to appear before court on Sept 29
Following his remark during his visit to Assam's Barpeta in December, 2015
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Defamation complaint against Kejriwal to come up on Aug 16
After noting that the matter is pending in the High Court
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