Rahul Gandhi

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With political matters finding themselves in court over defamation or other complaints, Justice has a tough task at hand as India prepares for Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra

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If Rahul Gandhi wants to save his seat, he has to approach the higher court to stay the conviction and the apex court to stay the Lok Sabha secretariat notification to prevent a bypoll in Wayanad.

While Rahul’s sentence is under Section 500 IPC and disqualification under the Representation of the People Act, is the trial judge guilty of serious misconduct for awarding maximum sentence?

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction by a Surat court for defamation has left no option for the former Congress president but to switch to campaign mode for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. Lead Visual: Shantanu Mitra

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has disqualified Rahul Gandhi from the House after a district court in Surat found the senior Congress leader guilty in a criminal defamation suit and slapped a two-year jail term on him.

Petition filed in Supreme Court challenged constitutional validity of Section 8 (3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which provides automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies, after their conviction in any offence and imprisonment of not less than two years