Updated On: 15 April, 2023 02:01 PM IST | Thane | PTI
Bhiwandi First Class Judicial Magistrate C Wadikar who heard Gandhi`s application filed through his counsel Narayan Iyer observed that the Congress leader deserves a permanent exemption

Rahul Gandhi. Pic/PTI
A court in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Saturday granted a permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing before it in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Sawyamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary.
Bhiwandi First Class Judicial Magistrate C Wadikar who heard Gandhi`s application filed through his counsel Narayan Iyer observed that the Congress leader deserves a permanent exemption.