Karnataka High Court quashes BJP’s defamation case against Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and KPCC
Court extends benefit of an earlier order of quashing proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in same case
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the defamation case against former Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) filed by the BJP. The ruling extends a previous order that quashed the case against the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
The case arose from advertisements published in newspapers in May 2023, alleging corruption in the BJP government and claiming that it had "looted over ₹1,50,000 crore" from the people of the state during its 2019-2023 regime. Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed the criminal petitions filed by Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar, and the KPCC, stating that they were entitled to the same relief as Gandhi, whose case had already been quashed.
The court emphasized that the same allegations against co-accused cannot be pursued when earlier proceedings against them have been dismissed without distinguishable reasons.
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