Delhi High court on Friday issued notice to TV Today Group on a defamation suit filed by Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid’s wife Louise Khurshid.
Notice has been issued to the television channel, its managing director and others on the case filed by Louise accusing them of maligning her family and seeking one crore rupees and damages.
The court directed the media group to reply within four weeks.
The court also directed Louise Khurshid’s lawyer Abhimanyu Bhandari to come up with specific allegations on the next date.
Louise had filed the defamation suit against the media group for airing a programme alleging financial irregularities in NGO Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by the couple.
A sting operation by the television channel had alleged that irregularities were committed in the Trust during 2009-2010 in Uttar Pradesh in the funds earmarked for differently-abled people.
WILL MADAM LOUISE,, HAVE ,LUXURY OF FILING DEFAMATION SUIT OUTRIGHT AGAINST A ESTABLISHED MEDIA HOUSE IF HER HUBBY WAS NOT AT HELM OF LEGAL AFFAIRS?????…….