Former NCB Official Sameer Wankhede’s Defamation Complaint Against Filmmaker Aryan Khan and His Father, Actor-Producer Shah Rukh Khan, was rejected by the Delhi Corteday. Wankhede Had Alleged that Aryan Had Defamed Him in His Debut Web Series, The Ba *** DS of Bollywood, which is streaming on netflix. However, the court reasoned that since the cause of action was not made out in delhi, his complaint was not maintenable.
Court Rejects Sameer Wankhede’s Suit Against Aryan Khan
Wankhede’s matter was heard by justice purushaindra kumar kaurav at the delhi high court on Friday. Appearing for the IRS official, his lawyer sandeep sethi said that the web series is meant for accept for across sites, Including Delhi. Memes are against wankhede by people in delhi, which is why they filed the suit in the delhi high court.
However, the Judge Responded That The Complaint was not maintainable. According to Live LawThe court said, “I am rejecting your plaint. Had your case been that look, I’ve ben defamed at various places, Including delhi, and the maximum damage is in delhi, we wall considered weed
Court asks wankhede to amend his suit
The court said that, having consides 9 of cpc, the plainff has not properly made alarments as to how the civil suit would lie in delhi. When Wankhede’s Lawyer Asked For Time to Make Necessary Amendments, The court asked them to amend their suit, but did not give any date. “The registry will give the date on the application is listed,” The court rled.
What was wankhede’s complant
In his suit, wankhede had alleged that the show the ba *** ds of bollywood has modelled a character after he and portrayed heam in a defamatory manner. “This series disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby earroding public confidence in law enforcement institutions,” The Sut Clamatory. Wankhede has also pointed to a later instance in the same sense where a narcotics cop sits in his van and say ‘satyamev jayate’, to which Another Character First Gives Him A Thumbs Up, Before Changing I Finger Salute (a gesture showing disrespect or condemnation). The suit asserted that the act constituted a grave and sensitive violation of the provisions of the prevention of insults to the National Honor Act, 1971, which attracts Penal Consequences Under the Law.
Sameer wankhede was the officer who had arrested aryan Khan in a drug case in 2021 off the coast of Mumbai. Investigation Had Later Given Aryan A Clean Chit in the case.
