The Bombay High Court on June 12 extended till August 2 the interim relief granted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearance before a court in Mumbai in a defamation complaint on his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018.
The complainant, who claims to be a BJP worker, had alleged that Mr. Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation.
A single Bench of Justice S.V. Kotwal adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by Mr. Gandhi challenging the summons issued to him by the local court in 2021 after the complainant's lawyer sought time.