Supreme Court stays Rahul Gandhi's defamation trial

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Rahul Gandhi in the 2018 "commander-in-thief" defamation case, pausing the Bombay High Court's September 8 refusal to quash the summons (The Hindu). The question now before the court is the one the High Court answered on September 8: whether calling the Prime Minister "Commander of Thieves" is capable of defaming the party's leadership as an identifiable body. (The Hindu)

• The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Rahul Gandhi in the 2018 "commander-in-thief" defamation case, pausing the Bombay High Court's September 8 refusal to quash the summons (The Hindu).
• The question now before the court is the one the High Court answered on September 8: whether calling the Prime Minister "Commander of Thieves" is capable of defaming the party's leadership as an identifiable body.