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Notice to TV Today, others in Khurshid defamation suit
Friday October 19, 2012 05:55:12 PM,
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Louise Khurshid files defamation case against TV Today group
Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid Friday filed a
civil defamation case in the Delhi High Court against a television
group for broadcasting a programme alleging that their NGO
siphoned off lakhs of rupees meant for physically challenged
people.
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New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Friday asked TV Today Network and 13 others to file a
reply on a defamation suit filed by the wife of Law Minister Salman Khurshid for broadcasting a programme alleging their NGO
siphoned off lakhs of rupees meant for the disabled.
Seeking damages of Rs.1 crore, the lawsuit by Louise Khurshid was
filed against TV Today for airing defamatory programme on its
channels, Headlines Today and Aaj Tak.
Justice Valmiki J. Mehta issued notice to 14 respondents,
including TV Today and its officials, and asked them to filed
their reply within four weeks and posted the matter for Jan 30.
The court also sought clarification from Louise Khurshid whether
the suit was filed in her personal capacity or on behalf of Dr.
Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust.
The court also summoned documents related to the case before the
joint registrar by Jan 7.
It also asked senior advocate C.S. Sundaram, appearing for TV
Today, that with the report shown on channels, they had also
telecast Khurshid's version.
Louise Khurshid has filed a suit for "permanent, prohibitory and
mandatory injunction and damages" against Aroon Purie, chairman
and editor of TV Today, editorial director of India Today and
Headlines Today M.J. Akbar besides Shams Tahir Khan, Rahul Kanwal
and Arun Singh.
"Pass and order in favour of the plaintiff and against the
defendants for the damages to be paid to the tune of Rs.1 crore
along with costs to the plaintiff," the petition said.
Khurshid also sought "unconditional apology" in writing and with
restraining order for telecasting the story in future.
"Pass an order by way of mandatory injunction directing the
defendants to render an unconditional apology in writing to the
plaintiff as well as telecast the same on the media networks and
to withdraw the allegations contained in the story against the
plaintiff and/or on her family members and/or the trust," the
petition said.
According to the Aaj Tak report, the Social Welfare and
Empowerment Ministry had granted Rs.71.50 lakh to Dr. Zakir
Hussain Memorial Trust for distributing tricycles and hearing aids
to the disabled in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
The channel, in a sting operation, said the NGO forged signatures
of senior officials in several districts of the state to deprive
the physically challenged who were eligible for grants under a
scheme.
While Salman Khurshid is president of the trust, his wife is the
project director. The both had rejected the allegations.
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