A court in Thane district of Maharashtra on Saturday said trial in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will be conducted on a day-to-day basis from February 5.
Civil court judge and judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) at Bhiwandi, J V Paliwal, passed the order.Citing a recent order of the Supreme Court, in which it called for speedy disposal of cases involving elected representatives, the court held that the case against Gandhi fell under the same category and hence needs to be taken up on priority, fast-tracked and heard on a day-to-day basis. In 2018, a court Thane had framed charges against Gandhi in the case, but he had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
