Karnataka HC quashes defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over corruption rate card advertisement

The Karnataka High Court has quashed defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in a case filed by the BJP over a "corruption rate card" advertisement. Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav ruled that continuing the case would be an abuse of legal process, as the advertisement criticized the then state government's administration, not the BJP directly.

Karnataka HC quashes defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over corruption rate card advertisement
The Karnataka High Court has quashed defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in a case filed by the BJP over a "corruption rate card" advertisement. Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav ruled that continuing the case would be an abuse of legal process, as the advertisement criticized the then state government's administration, not the BJP directly.