The Bombay High Court has been approached by the BJP member Kirit Somaiya regarding three defamation suits claiming ₹100 crores in damages from Lokshahi news channel, Ambadas Danve (leader of opposition from Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction) and YouTuber Anil Thatte.
The notice has been issued by the single-judge Justice SM Modak who has given 4 weeks to the respondents for filing their responses.
The suit has been posted by the Court for hearing after four weeks on ad-interim reliefs.
Advocate Hrishikesh Mundargi appeared for Somaiya.
In his suit, Somaiya has alleged in that the Swaraj Marathi Broadcasting company owned Marathi news channel had run an explicit video on him.
The suit also mentions the YouTube channel ‘Gaganbhedi’ which is run by Thatte which published the same videos. maligning his public image.
Somaiya had also filed a complaint with the Mumbai police cyber cell which registered an FIR.
The Mumbai Police crime branch was earlier tasked to conduct an inquiry into the video after the issue was raised in the monsoon session of the State Legislature.
The BJP leader had said that Danve had referred to the video and made defamatory utterances against Somaiya at a press conference.
Somaiya decided to move the High Court with present petitions seeking specific restraining order against the channels and the concerned individuals from saying anything defamatory about him.
The leader has also sought compensation to the tune of ₹100 crores from each respondent.
Advocates Mayur Khandeparkar, Rupesh Geete and Shubham Kahite appeared for Danve.
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