The case is related to an ongoing defamation case in Jharkhand capital Ranchi, filed by an advocate, Pradip Modi, against Gandhi for his “all Modis are thieves” comment at an election rally in Ranchi in 2019.
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to appear before it in the next date as the department failed to report compliance of.
Mogera said the surname of the complainant in the case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Purnesh Modi, is also Modi. ".the complainant is [also an] ex-minister and involved in public life and such defamatory remarks would have certainly harmed his reputation and caused him pain and agony in society," he said. Modi Surname Case: Ranchi Court Rejects Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi s Plea for Exemption From Personal Appearance.