{
  "id": 14146472,
  "title": "Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case: SC Stays Maharashtra Trial Court Proceedings Over 2018 Remarks Against PM Narendra Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/rahul-gandhi-defamation-case-sc-stays-maharashtra-trial-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:58:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rahul-gandhi-defamation-case-sc-stays-maharashtra-trial-court-proceedings-over-2018-remarks-against-pm-narendra-modi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court temporarily halted further proceedings in a defamation lawsuit against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra, concerning his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. The order comes after a petition filed by Gandhi challenging a September 8 decision by the Bombay High Court that did not quash the summons. The case arose over allegations that Gandhi defamed PM Modi during a public address in Rajasthan on September 20, 2018. Meanwhile, the complainant, M H Shrishrimal, argued that as a member of the BJP, he too was harmed by Gandhi's statements, which allegedly referred to all members of the BJP and Indian citizens connected to Modi. The Supreme Court, via a bench consisting of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh, granted a four-week deadline for responses from the Maharashtra government and the complainant, and ordered further hearings for additional input.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed further proceedings in a defamation case before a trial court in Maharashtra against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. Also Watch: A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the complainant, M H Shrishrimal, seeking their responses in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "SC stays Rahul Gandhi defamation case trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/sc-stays-rahul-gandhi-defamation-case-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-13T06:14:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}