<p>The High Court of Jharkhand on Friday extended the stay on a notice by a local judicial magistrate to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for personal appearance in a case filed against him for allegedly maligning BJP leader Amit Shah.</p>.<p>Gandhi has moved the high court praying for setting aside the criminal proceedings initiated against him by the magisterial court in Ranchi.</p>.<p>Justice Ambuj Nath, while hearing the petition, directed that no coercive steps be taken against Gandhi till further orders of the court in this regard.</p>.<p>The high court on February 3 first put a stay on the notice for appearance of Rahul Gandhi before the court of the magistrate in Ranchi the next day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/man-who-opposed-gst-mgnrega-is-real-reverse-gear-driver-cong-hits-back-after-shahs-rahul-criticism-1214011.html" target="_blank">'Man who opposed GST, MGNREGA is real reverse gear driver,' Cong hits back after Shah's Rahul criticism</a></strong></p>.<p>He was ordered to appear before the magistrate in a complaint case filed against him by Navin Jha, a BJP member in Ranchi.</p>.<p>Jha in his petition has alleged that Gandhi had maligned BJP leader Amit Shah in a speech he made in Chaibasa before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p>Jha had filed the complaint on April 24, last year before the court of Ranchi Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate which was dismissed.</p>.<p>Thereafter, Jha filed a revision petition before the court of the Ranchi Judicial Commissioner which was allowed and the matter was remanded back to the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate.</p>
<p>The High Court of Jharkhand on Friday extended the stay on a notice by a local judicial magistrate to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for personal appearance in a case filed against him for allegedly maligning BJP leader Amit Shah.</p>.<p>Gandhi has moved the high court praying for setting aside the criminal proceedings initiated against him by the magisterial court in Ranchi.</p>.<p>Justice Ambuj Nath, while hearing the petition, directed that no coercive steps be taken against Gandhi till further orders of the court in this regard.</p>.<p>The high court on February 3 first put a stay on the notice for appearance of Rahul Gandhi before the court of the magistrate in Ranchi the next day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/man-who-opposed-gst-mgnrega-is-real-reverse-gear-driver-cong-hits-back-after-shahs-rahul-criticism-1214011.html" target="_blank">'Man who opposed GST, MGNREGA is real reverse gear driver,' Cong hits back after Shah's Rahul criticism</a></strong></p>.<p>He was ordered to appear before the magistrate in a complaint case filed against him by Navin Jha, a BJP member in Ranchi.</p>.<p>Jha in his petition has alleged that Gandhi had maligned BJP leader Amit Shah in a speech he made in Chaibasa before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.</p>.<p>Jha had filed the complaint on April 24, last year before the court of Ranchi Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate which was dismissed.</p>.<p>Thereafter, Jha filed a revision petition before the court of the Ranchi Judicial Commissioner which was allowed and the matter was remanded back to the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate.</p>