Lucknow: A courtroom docket proper right here on Wednesday imposed a value of Rs 200 on Chief of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for skipping look in a 2022 defamation case related to his alleged derogatory remarks on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Additional Chief Judicial magistrate Alok Verma had in December 2024 requested Gandhi to look throughout the courtroom docket on Wednesday. Nonetheless, he didn’t, and his approved workers filed an software program in search of exemption from non-public look.
The courtroom docket imposed a value Rs 200 on him and talked about the amount may be paid to the complainant’s lawyer. The next listening to was mounted for April 14.
Inside the software program filed in the midst of the day, Gandhi’s lawyer talked about the Chief of the Opposition has had official engagements, along with conferences with worldwide dignitaries and totally different scheduled programmes, which prevented him from attending the courtroom docket in-person.
The defamation case stems from Gandhi’s feedback on Savarkar made on November 17, 2022 all through his Bharat Jodo Yatra at a rally in Maharashtra’s Akola district.
Advocate Nripendra Pandey filed a grievance, accusing Gandhi of intentionally insulting Savarkar in the midst of the rally.
The complainant alleged Gandhi’s remarks have been part of a well-planned conspiracy to defame Savarkar, and the suggestions have been broadcast extensively all through the media.