By Admin 
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has got big legal relief. The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a case related to alleged defamatory campaigning during the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections. This case was related to an advertisement called Corruption Rate Card, in which allegations of corruption were made against the then BJP government. This advertisement was part of the Congress election campaign and Rahul Gandhi shared it from his social media account. Keshav Prasad had filed a personal complaint on behalf of BJP regarding this. On the basis of the complaint, the lower court had issued summons to Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi moved the Karnataka High Court against the summons. The case was heard by a bench headed by Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav. Accepting the petition, the court canceled the private complaint and the summons issued on its basis.
Case of statements given during election campaign
This case was related to the legal limits of statements and advertisements given during the election campaign. This decision of the High Court is being considered an important relief for Rahul Gandhi. At present, after this decision the proceedings of the lower court will be considered ended. Will keep an eye on what further legal steps will be taken by BJP.
Petition filed in High Court
Rahul Gandhi had filed a petition in the High Court saying that the related social media post or promotional material does not directly link him personally. His argument was that it was part of the election campaign and fell within the scope of political commentary. The High Court bench said in its decision that such allegations fall under the category of political criticism and have constitutional protection. The court considered that continuing the proceedings in this case would be an abuse of the legal process.
The matter was related to the slogan of government with 40% commission.
This matter was related to Congress’ ‘government with 40% commission’ slogan during the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election campaign. Through this slogan, serious allegations of corruption were made against the BJP government. In this context, ‘Corruption Rate Card’ advertisement was also released, regarding which a complaint was lodged.