A Delhi Court Yesterday (August 6th) granted time to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee to file a reply to the plea filed by BJP leader Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, seeking a temporary injunction in the defamation case filed by him. Rathee’s lawyer sought extra time from the court and said that his client does not reside in India, and he would therefore have to seek instructions from him.
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NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court on Tuesday provided YouTuber Dhruv Rathee additional time to respond to a plea filed by BJP leader Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, who is seeking a temporary injunction in the defamation case he has filed against Rathee.
Rathee’s lawyer requested extra time from the court, explaining that his client resides outside India and would need to obtain instructions from him. Advocate Raghav Awasthi, representing Nakhua, countered by stating,
“This is the age of email service.”
Despite this exchange, the court instructed that replies be filed and scheduled the case for arguments on August 16.
In his defamation case against Rathee, Nakhua has filed an application under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, seeking a temporary injunction. He claims that the tweets posted by Rathee have caused significant damage to his reputation.
During the hearing, Rathee’s counsel highlighted that the court fee filed by Nakhua was insufficient and argued that the matter could not proceed until the proper fees were submitted. He emphasized that reasonable grounds for not filing the appropriate court fees were missing from Nakhua’s application.
The court subsequently directed Nakhua’s counsel to submit the required court fees within a week.
Additionally, Rathee’s counsel expressed a desire to present Nakhua’s tweets, alleging they were abusive. He stated,
“I wanted to show his tweet. He has abused women, he has abused everyone. And now they want to file defamation against him (Dhruv Rathee)? You will be shocked to see the tweets.”
Responding to this, Awasthi claimed he had new abusive messages that his client had received.
The court noted that the case before it was a defamation matter, with an application filed by the plaintiff that involved a legal question to be resolved by the court.
Previously, Delhi’s Saket Court had issued a summons to Rathee in a Rs 20 lakh defamation suit filed by Nakhua. In the suit, Nakhua alleged that Rathee referred to his involvement as part of
“violent and abusive trolls in his YouTube video titled My Reply to Godi Youtubers, Elvish Yadav.”
Nakhua asserted that Rathee’s “false accusations” on YouTube had caused irreparable damage to his personal and professional reputation.
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