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Arun Jaitley sued Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party leaders for allegedly defamatory statements made against him and his family members
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New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to finance minister Arun Jaitley over parallel proceedings (civil and criminal) in a defamation case brought by him against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.
The plea brought by Kejriwal sought a stay on a 19 May trial court order that denied his request for stalling proceedings in one of the two defamation cases—civil or criminal—being heard in two different forums.
Jaitley has sued Kejriwal and his colleagues Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajpayee for allegedly defamatory statements made against him and his family members.
The suits were filed over allegations of financial mismanagement in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) during Jaitley’s 13-year term as president till 2013. In the civil defamation case, the finance minister has sought compensation of ₹ 10 crore from Kejriwal and his colleagues.
The civil defamation case, being heard at the Delhi high court, has been sent to the registrar general for setting a date for trial. Charges are still to be framed against Kejriwal and others at another Delhi court where the criminal defamation case is being heard.
The Delhi high court will hear the matter next on 21 August.
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