Overview

• At Monday’s hearing, advocate Milind Pawar opposed Satyaki Savarkar’s application seeking Gandhi’s personal presence during trial.
• Pawar argued the plea cites no statutory provision and asked the court to dismiss it as one-sided and legally untenable.
• The complainant pointed to a recently withdrawn filing about threats to Gandhi, which the defence says was submitted without the MP’s authorization.
• Pawar objected to references to Nathuram and Gopal Godse in the application, saying such mentions glorify the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi.
• The case arises from Gandhi’s March 2023 London remarks that allegedly misquoted V. D. Savarkar, a claim challenged under IPC Section 500.