New Delhi: In a relief in the PM Modi surname case, the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday spared Rahul Gandhi to appear in person in a Ranchi court.
The court exempted Gandhi from appearing in person for the hearing in a Ranchi court in the case. Justice S K Dwivedi also directed that no coercive steps will be taken against the Congress leader.
The court was hearing the case after the senior Congress leader moved a plea challenging the Ranchi MP-MLA court orde, which mandated his personal hearing for the case.
The case will be next heard on August 16.
Modi Surname defamation case | Jharkhand High Court directs for no coercive action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The next hearing will be on August 16.
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Earlier a lower court in Surat on March 23, had found Rahul Gandhi guilty in a criminal defamation case. That led to his disqualification from Lok Sabha.
Following his disqualification, Rahul Gandhi recieved an eviction notice asking him to vacate the official bunglow alloted to him as a MP representing the Wayanad constituency in Kerala. Gandhi abided by the rules and emptied the place on April 14.
