New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to respond to a plea by AAP leader Ashutosh seeking direction to strike off the fresh allegations levelled against him by the minister in a civil defamation suit.
Mr Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages following the Aam Aadmi Party leaders' statements on alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
In the suit, Mr Jaitley has named Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai.
Justice Vipin Sanghi sought Mr Jaitley's response by April 19 on the application filed by Mr Ashutosh in the main defamation suit.
Jaitley has "exploited the opportunity of filing replication (a plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea) for the purpose of introducing fresh allegations of defamation to make out a fresh case", said the application.
It added that the additional grounds were not only inconsistent with the pleadings of the original plaint but were also "unnecessary, frivolous, scandalous, vexatious and would prejudice, embarrass and delay fair trial".
Mr Jaitley's lawyers opposed Mr Ashutosh's plea saying whatever said in his reply was very much part of the main plaint filed before the Joint Registrar.
Mr Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore in damages following the Aam Aadmi Party leaders' statements on alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
In the suit, Mr Jaitley has named Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Deepak Bajpai.
Jaitley has "exploited the opportunity of filing replication (a plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea) for the purpose of introducing fresh allegations of defamation to make out a fresh case", said the application.
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Mr Jaitley's lawyers opposed Mr Ashutosh's plea saying whatever said in his reply was very much part of the main plaint filed before the Joint Registrar.
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