Overview
- Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar filed an application on September 10 in the Pune Special MP/MLA court seeking Rahul Gandhi’s personal appearance.
- He asked the court to require an affidavit from Gandhi on whether earlier applications, including the August 13 pursis, were submitted with his knowledge and to mandate Gandhi’s countersignature on future filings.
- Savarkar also sought a report from Vishrambaug Police and an order restraining deletion of the alleged defamatory video until further orders.
- Rahul Gandhi’s lawyer, Milind Pawar, opposed the applications, citing Gandhi’s permanent exemption from appearance and arguing the court cannot summon a police report or issue an injunction in a criminal matter.
- The case, brought under Section 500 IPC over Gandhi’s March 2023 London remarks about V. D. Savarkar, is listed for further hearing on September 22.