The Delhi High Court Wednesday quashed the summons issued against Union minister Smriti Irani in a defamation complaint filed against her by Congress Leader Sanjay Nirupam.
The court, however, dismissed a similar plea by Nirupam's seeking to set aside the summons issued against him in a cross-defamation complaint filed by Irani.
Union Minister Smiriti Irani, in January 2013 had filed a defamation case against Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Irani accused Nirupam of making derogatory remarks against her. During a televised debate, he said to Irani, “"I don't have to listen to you. It's been four days since you have entered politics and you already think you are a great political analyst...till yesterday you were dancing on television and today you have become a politician.”
The court said the case against Nirupam will continue.
Justice R K Gauba passed two separate verdicts on the two leaders plea.
In her plea, Irani had sought quashing of the summons issued to her by a trial court on June 6, 2014. She had also sought quashing of the complaint filed by Nirupam.
Nirupam had challenged a magisterial court's March 11, 2013 order summoning him in Irani's defamation complaint against him. He had also sought quashing of the January 1, 2013 complaint filed by Irani.
