Your suit is not maintainable in Delhi, HC tells Sameer Wankhede

NEW DELHI: Delhi HC connected Friday questioned maintainability of the defamation suit filed by IRS serviceman Sameer Wankhede, seeking an injunction and takedown of his portrayal successful the Aryan Khan-directed Netflix bid 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Wankhede however his suit was maintainable successful Delhi and if origin of enactment arose successful the nationalist capital. Wankhede's counsel, advocator Sandeep Sethi, submitted that HC's jurisdiction was justified since the bid was viewed successful Delhi and assorted posts and reactions targeting Wankhede had emerged from individuals successful the city."Your plaint is not maintainable present successful Delhi. Look astatine the origin of enactment jurisdiction. If your lawsuit was that you were defamed astatine assorted places, including Delhi, and maximum harm occurred successful Delhi, we would person understood and inactive considered the substance here," HC said.Wankhede moved HC connected Thursday with the defamation suit for alleged misleading portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies. tnn