Karnataka High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the “40% commission” advertisements targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections.

Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav held that allowing the case to proceed would amount to an abuse of the process of law and set aside the proceedings against Gandhi.

The complaint, filed by a BJP leader, alleged that Congress leaders spread false claims that the then BJP-led State government was charging 40% commission in public works.

Gandhi had earlier been granted bail by a Magistrate court in 2024.