SC Stays Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over Galwan Remarks, But Criticises His Comments

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 4) stayed the criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The case pertains to Gandhi's controversial remarks on the Indian Army following the 2020 Galwan Valley clash with China. The interim relief came in response to Gandhi’s Special Leave Petition challenging the Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash the case.

Although the bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih granted temporary relief for three weeks, it sharply criticised Gandhi’s comments. “If you were a true Indian, you would not say all this,” Justice Datta remarked, questioning how Gandhi claimed Chinese forces had occupied 2,000 sq km of Indian territory without offering credible evidence. “Were you there?” he asked pointedly.

Justice Datta further asked why Gandhi did not raise such matters in Parliament instead of on social media.