Gujarat High Court vacates stay on defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi for "all thieves have Modi surname" remark

Single-judge Justice Vipul Pancholi vacated the stay after Surat West BJP MLA Purnesh Modi withdrew his petition, on which the court had granted stay in March last year.

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22 Feb 2023, 4:46 pm

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The Gujarat High Court recently vacated the stay on the trial in a defamation suit against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is facing proceedings for his remark "all thieves have Modi surname" [Purnesh Modi vs State of Gujarat].

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