- विज्ञापन -
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Saturday reserved an order on the appeal of Delhi CM Atishi Marlena against summons in a defamation case. BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor had filed a defamation complaint against her.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne, after hearing rebuttal arguments by senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, reserved the order on appeal for January 28. Earlier on December 3, 2024, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, counsel for CM Atishi Marlena, had argued that the threshold is high in political defamation as political parties are subjects of public discourse.
Thereafter, the court heard the arguments of senior advocate Ajay Burman, counsel. for complainant Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Advocate Shoumendu Mukherjee has also appeared for Kapoor.
Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, along with Mudit Jain, argued that the appellant did not defame the complainant. It was argued that, as it is alleged, the appellant made a statement against the BJP. If it is taken to be true, the BJP is a victim or aggrieved; it can file a complaint.
The senior advocate also argued that a political party may have lakhs of members, but all cannot file a defamation complaint. In this case, the threshold is very high. On November 22, 2024, the court had stayed the proceedings before a magistrate in the matter. Delhi CM had approached the sessions court against the summons issued by the magistrate court on the defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
