Congress leader Rahul Gandhi e-filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging a Gujarat HC order refusing to stay a Surat trial court’s sentencing order. It said, “If the relief is not granted to the petitioner, then he will lose eight years of his career. ” Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, a person convicted and sentenced to two years for any offence would remain disqualified to contest elections for the jail term and six years after serving the sentence.
