Supreme Court Stays Defamation Trial Against Ex-Kerala Minister TM Thomas Issac Over 'Lottery Mafia' Remark Against Santiago Martin

The Supreme Court today stayed further proceedings in the defamation case filed against former Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Issac for calling 'lottery king' Santiago Martin a "lottery mafia" during a press statement.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, staying trial pending against Thomas Issac before a Judicial Magistrate in Sikkim. The bench also...