New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that the minutes of meetings of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) between 1999 and 2014 in connection with a defamation suit filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley were necessary as these form the basis of his defence in the matter.
The Delhi chief minister further submitted before Justice Manmohan that the union minister was the president of DDCA from December 1999 till 2013 and Mr Kejriwal had received a complaint alleging irregularities in the cricketing body by its current and past directors.
Advocate Anupam Srivastav, appearing for Arvind Kejriwal, also said that records definitely formed basis of the defence set out by him in his written statement to Mr Jaitley's lawsuit.
Mr Kejriwal has submitted that a DDCA official be summoned and asked to produce records pertaining to minutes of the meetings of the cricketing body held between 1999 to 2014.
The chief minister's counsel was making his submission during the hearing of an appeal filed against a joint registrar's decision to dismiss his plea to summon the minutes of meetings of cricket body between 1999 and 2014 in the suit.
Mr Kejriwal has challenged the October 31, 2017 decision of a Joint Registrar of the high court who, while dismissing his plea, had said the chief minister cannot be allowed to use the judiciary for a "roving and fishing enquiry".
The Joint Registrar had held that Arvind Kejriwal "has failed to justify the grounds for summoning of the subject record".
Mr Jaitley has already denied all the allegations by the AAP leaders in December 2015 and filed a civil defamation suit seeking Rs 10 crore damages from them, claiming they had made "false and defamatory" statements in the case involving DDCA, thereby harming his reputation.
Mr Kejriwal, however, had told the court that he had not instructed Ram Jethmalani to use such words against the minister, even though the senior advocate, who announced his retirement from the profession, had later said the chief minister had asked him to use abusive language.
The Delhi chief minister further submitted before Justice Manmohan that the union minister was the president of DDCA from December 1999 till 2013 and Mr Kejriwal had received a complaint alleging irregularities in the cricketing body by its current and past directors.
Advocate Anupam Srivastav, appearing for Arvind Kejriwal, also said that records definitely formed basis of the defence set out by him in his written statement to Mr Jaitley's lawsuit.
Mr Kejriwal has submitted that a DDCA official be summoned and asked to produce records pertaining to minutes of the meetings of the cricketing body held between 1999 to 2014.
Advertisement
The chief minister's counsel was making his submission during the hearing of an appeal filed against a joint registrar's decision to dismiss his plea to summon the minutes of meetings of cricket body between 1999 and 2014 in the suit.
Advertisement
Mr Kejriwal has challenged the October 31, 2017 decision of a Joint Registrar of the high court who, while dismissing his plea, had said the chief minister cannot be allowed to use the judiciary for a "roving and fishing enquiry".
Advertisement
The Joint Registrar had held that Arvind Kejriwal "has failed to justify the grounds for summoning of the subject record".
Advertisement
Mr Jaitley has already denied all the allegations by the AAP leaders in December 2015 and filed a civil defamation suit seeking Rs 10 crore damages from them, claiming they had made "false and defamatory" statements in the case involving DDCA, thereby harming his reputation.
Advertisement
Mr Kejriwal, however, had told the court that he had not instructed Ram Jethmalani to use such words against the minister, even though the senior advocate, who announced his retirement from the profession, had later said the chief minister had asked him to use abusive language.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
No Interim Bail For Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal By Supreme Court Row Over Arvind Kejriwal's Letter To VK Saxena On I-Day Flag Hoisting Arvind Kejriwal Moves Supreme Court Challenging His Arrest In Excise Policy Case 150 mg Semen In Kolkata Doctor's Body, Suspect Gang-Rape: Parents To Court Independence Day Updates: "75,000 New Seats For Medical Students In Next 5 Years", Says PM Modi 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Probe Reveals Brazil Plane Crashed One Minute After Pilots Sensed Trouble "Strictest Punishment For Crimes Against Women": PM Amid Kolkata Protests "Working To Reduce Government Interference In People's Lives": PM Modi Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.