New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'Souza on a civil defamation suit filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani seeking damages of over Rs 2 crore for allegedly making baseless allegations against her and her daughter.
Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the three Congress leaders to remove tweets, retweets, posts, videos and photos from social media in relation to the allegations made against Irani and her daughter.
Illegal Bar Row: Delhi High Court issues summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'souza in civil suit filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani#SmritiIrani
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The court said in case the defendants fail to comply with its directions within 24 hours, social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shall take down the material.
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Irani filed the defamation suit after the Congress leaders alleged that her 18-year-old daughter Zoish Irani ran a bar illegally in Goa and also targeted the Minister over this, demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack her from his Cabinet.
"The Delhi High Court has issued notice asking us to formally reply to the case filed by Smriti Irani. We look forward to presenting the facts before the court. We will challenge and disprove the spin being put out by Ms. Irani," tweets Congress leader @Jairam_Ramesh
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Reacting to this development, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said through tweet, "The Delhi High Court has issued notice asking us to formally reply to the case filed by Smriti Irani. We look forward to presenting the facts before the court. We will challenge and disprove the spin being put out by Ms. Irani." (with PTI inputs)
