Rahul Gandhi Gets Supreme Court Relief in Savarkar Row
What Happened
The Supreme Court on August 14, 2026, quashed the criminal defamation complaint and the summons issued against Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022. The court held that the required government sanction to prosecute the case had not been obtained. Since this mandatory legal requirement was missing, the complaint and the magistrate's summons order were set aside.
Key Takeaways
The Supreme Court has ended this particular criminal case against Rahul Gandhi on procedural grounds, citing the absence of the legally required sanction for prosecution.