The cross defamation complaints filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Zee News witnessed hearing before two separate courts here wherein summons were issued to the parliamentarian and proceedings on her complaint against the TV channel were stayed.
The cases relate to Moitra's June 25 speech in Parliament on the 'Seven Signs of Fascism' and a TV show run by the news channel and other subsequent developments.
While one court said there were sufficient grounds to proceed against Moitra and directed her to appear before the court on October 25, another court stayed the proceedings till October 18 in a complaint filed by her against the news channel and its Editor on a plea by the the company and the scribe.
In the order summoning Moitra, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal said: "There exist sufficient grounds to proceed against the respondent Moitra under section 500 (defamation) IPC. Accordingly, Moitra is summoned for commission of offence of defamations under section 500 of the IPC."
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