Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on December 13 dismissed a plea by former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, challenging a magistrate court’s order in which he was summoned as an accused in a defamation case filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) MK Nagpal in a detailed order noted that prima facie, Mr Gehlot made allegations against Shekhawat to ‘’derive political benefit” and defame him.
“Therefore, in view of the above discussion, it is held that even the impugned order dated 06.07.2023 passed by the Ld. ACMM-04 in the above criminal complaint does not suffer from any factual mistake or illegality or impropriety of finding etc. and thus, the same is also being upheld,” the Court said.
