Jaitley filed Rs.10 crore Defamation case on Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 23: Here Rs.10 crore suit of Defamation case has been filed on Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal, which was lodged by the Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the Delhi High Court for his lawyer allegedly used an objectionable word against him in court last week.

During Jaitley's cross-examination on May 17, Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani had called the union minister a "crook". He later clarified that he had used the word on his client's instructions.

Terming the remarks scandalous, the Delhi HC had said the one who has already filed a defamation suit cannot be defamed again.

The Justice Manmohan said if the remarks were made at the behest of Kejriwal, he could step in the box and prove the allegations.

Arun Jaitley had filed the first civil suit seeking Rs 10 crore damages from Kejriwal and five AAP leaders – Ashutosh, Kumar Vishwas, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chaddha and Deepak Bajpai — for statements they made alleging financial irregularities in the Delhi & District Cricket Association during his tenure as president.

Hence, Kejriwal was liable to compensate him by a sum of Rs 10 crore, the plea said. Jaitley also had "the right to initiate any criminal action for commission of offenses," it added.

The matter has been posted for hearing on Tuesday.

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