DDCA defamation suit liable to be rejected: Kejriwal to HC

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 08 2018 | 7:10 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the high court here seeking rejection of the defamation suit filed by cricketing body DDCA against him and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad for their alleged remarks about its functioning and finances.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor has sought rejection of the suit by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), claiming it is not maintainable as the alleged defamatory statement "does not contain any imputation concerning any persons whose identity can be established".

The plea by Kejriwal was listed today before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw who could not take it up and scheduled it for September 25.

The application by the AAP leader, filed through advocate Anupam Srivastava,

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First Published: May 08 2018 | 7:10 PM IST

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