SC notice to Irani on Nirupam’s plea seeking quashing of defamation complaint

New Delhi, April 22

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Union minister Smriti Irani in a case pertaining to two cross-defamation complaints filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam and the BJP leader against each other.

In one case, the Delhi High Court had quashed the summons issued against Irani in a defamation complaint filed against her by Nirupam.

The high court, however, had dismissed a similar plea of Nirupam seeking to set aside the summons issued against him in a cross-defamation complaint filed by Irani.

The high court, on December 19 last year, had said the case against Nirupam would continue.

On Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued the notice to Irani on two appeals filed by the Congress leader. PTI