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Justice Sandeep Kumar stayed the proceedings while hearing a petition of Gandhi, who has contended that since he has already been convicted in a similar case by a Gujarat court, he cannot be put on trial for the same offence again.

The apartments have been locked shut for the past five years, ever since Nirav Modi fled the country

Disqualified from parliament after a two-year defamation sentence which a Surat court refused to stay, Gandhi has reportedly already vacated the 12, Tughlaq Lane address – his official residence until now.

Not only has the Surat Sessions Court judge repeated the factual inaccuracy in describing Rahul Gandhi’s alleged offence but also relied on erroneous legal precedents and ignored the Supreme Court guidelines, refusing to suspend the Congress leader's conviction.

This means Rahul Gandhi remains disqualified from Parliament. He can now go to the Gujarat High Court to appeal against the decision of the sessions court.

If the Surat court had allowed Gandhi's petition today, the Lok Sabha Secretariat would likely have had to restore his membership of the House.

Rahul Gandhi, who remains disqualified as a lawmaker, will challenge the decision in a higher court.

NEW DELHI -- Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's petition seeking a stay on a defamation conviction was dismissed on Thursday by a court in the st

BBC reported that an Indian court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case. The decision extends the uncertainty over whether he can contest in national elections due next year. Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in jail  for 2019 comments about Prime […]

The implications of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's sentencing for the future of India's democracy should not be underestimated.