Court Rejects Delhi Deputy CM Parvesh Verma’s Defamation Complaint Against AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj

Court rejects Delhi Deputy CM Parvesh Verma’s defamation complaint against AAP’s Saurabh Bhardwaj

Court rejects Parvesh Verma’s defamation plea against Saurabh Bhardwaj; court says statements were questions, not defamation.

Delhi court rejects Parvesh Verma’s defamation plea against AAP leader

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday, October 10, dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi minister Parvesh Verma against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal declined to take cognisance of the complaint. She said that the imputations attributed to Bharadwaj were in the nature of questions and did not amount to defamation. A detailed order is awaited. Verma had al…

Delhi Court Dismisses Parvesh Verma's Defamation Case Against Saurabh Bharadwaj, Says “posts Were Questions, Not Defamation”

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Rouse Avenue court has refused to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma against AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj over social media posts concerning a West Delhi school incident. India News | Delhi Court Dismisses Parvesh Verma's Defamation Case Against Saurabh Bharadwaj, Says “posts Were Questions, Not Defamation”.

Delhi court dismisses Verma’s defamation case against Saurabh Bharadwaj

A New Delhi court dismissed Parvesh Verma’s criminal defamation complaint against Saurabh Bharadwaj, ruling his statements were questions, not defamatory remarks.