<p>Thane: A court here on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 500 on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for delay in filing a written statement in a case of civil defamation filed against him by an RSS activist for linking the Sangh with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.</p>.<p>There was a delay of 881 days on Gandhi's part in filing the written statement, and his lawyer Narayan Iyer had filed an application seeking condonation of the delay.</p>.<p>His client lives in Delhi, and being an MP, travels extensively which led to the delay, advocate Iyer argued.</p>.BJP, RSS favour ruling country from Delhi, we don't: Rahul Gandhi in Assam.<p>The magistrate's court condoned the delay and accepted the written statement, but also imposed a cost of Rs 500, Iyer told PTI.</p>.<p>The defamation case has been filed by RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar, seeking damages of Rs one from the Congress leader.</p>.<p>The next hearing is scheduled for February 15. PTI COR KRK</p>
<p>Thane: A court here on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 500 on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for delay in filing a written statement in a case of civil defamation filed against him by an RSS activist for linking the Sangh with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh.</p>.<p>There was a delay of 881 days on Gandhi's part in filing the written statement, and his lawyer Narayan Iyer had filed an application seeking condonation of the delay.</p>.<p>His client lives in Delhi, and being an MP, travels extensively which led to the delay, advocate Iyer argued.</p>.BJP, RSS favour ruling country from Delhi, we don't: Rahul Gandhi in Assam.<p>The magistrate's court condoned the delay and accepted the written statement, but also imposed a cost of Rs 500, Iyer told PTI.</p>.<p>The defamation case has been filed by RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar, seeking damages of Rs one from the Congress leader.</p>.<p>The next hearing is scheduled for February 15. PTI COR KRK</p>