AK APOLOGISES TO JAITLEY IN DEFAMATION CASE

New Delhi, April 2: Union minister Arun Jaitley and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved joint pleas before the Delhi High Court and the trial court to “settle” their over two-year long litigation regarding alleged defamatory statements made against the BJP leader after the AAP supremo apologised for his remarks.

The move by Kejriwal came as no surprise as he has already apologised to some others, including Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit, who had filed defamation suits and complaints against him.

While in the high court, Jaitley had filed a civil defamation suit in December 2015 claiming `10 crore as damages, he had also lodged a criminal defamation case against Kejriwal for his remarks relating to alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) during his tenure as the president of the cricket body.

Along with the Delhi Chief Minister, five other AAP leaders — Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha, Ashutosh, Deepak Bajpai and Kumar Vishwas were facing proceedings in both the high court and the trial court.

New Delhi, April 2: Union minister Arun Jaitley and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved joint pleas before the Delhi HC and the trial court to “settle” their over two-year long litigation regarding alleged defamatory statements made against the BJP leader after the AAP supremo apologised for his remarks.

While all those facing these proceedings tendered unconditional apology, Vishwas has not yet done so and hence, the proceedings shall continue against him.

Both the High Court and the trial court have listed the matters for hearing tomorrow.

According to the first joint application in the high court, apart from Kejriwal, other AAP leaders have tendered an “unqualified” apology for their statements against Jaitley and his family in connection with the irregularities in DDCA and also “unequivocally” withdrawn their allegations.