NationalSaturday, 15 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Rahul Gandhi defamation case quashed: Supreme Court, Savarkar remarks and sanction issue
The Supreme Court quashed the criminal defamation case over Rahul Gandhi’s 2022 remarks on V.D. Savarkar after noting that state sanction for prosecution had not been granted.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, the Supreme Court quashed the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 2022 remarks on V.D. Savarkar, after the Uttar Pradesh government said it had not granted sanction for prosecution.
Key specifics
- The remarks were made by Rahul Gandhi in 2022 at a public meeting in Maharashtra.
- The case was heard by a Supreme Court Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu.
- The Uttar Pradesh government stated that it had not granted sanction for prosecution in the matter.
- The Supreme Court quashed both the defamation case and the summons.
- The issue involved criminal prosecution and the requirement of legal sanction before continuing proceedings.
Exam lens
Question type: judiciary and criminal procedure; key facts: 2022 remarks, V.D. Savarkar, Supreme Court Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu, sanction for prosecution, summons quashed. TNPSC may ask why the case was set aside despite earlier lower-court proceedings.