Overview

• Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta are scheduled to take up the appeal, according to the Supreme Court causelist.
• Kangana Ranaut is challenging both the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s August 1 order and the Bathinda magistrate’s February 22, 2022 summoning order.
• Complainant Mahinder Kaur, 73, alleges a retweet wrongly linked her to Shaheen Bagh activist Bilkis Bano and contained false, defamatory imputations.
• The High Court held the magistrate had duly applied mind, found a prima facie case under Sections 499/500 IPC, and said a missing TCIPL report did not strip jurisdiction.
• Ranaut’s defence disputes procedural compliance and intent, and the trial will continue in Bathinda unless the Supreme Court grants relief.