Shashi Tharoor moves Supreme Court against trial court summons over PM Modi 'scorpion' remark

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra assured Tharoor's counsel that the Court would consider the request for urgent listing.

Supreme Court, Shashi Tharoor

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09 Sep 2024, 1:23 pm

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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday moved the Supreme Court against summons issued by a trial court directing him to appear tomorrow in a defamation case over a statement comparing Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to a scorpion.

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Supreme Court of India

Shashi Tharoor

PM Narendra Modi

Defamation

scorpion remark

Rajiv Babbar