See if it can be resolved, DY Chandrachud J. to Jay Shah and The Wire in criminal defamation case

The Supreme Court today urged Jay Shah and The Wire to sort out the criminal defamation case filed by the former against the publication and journalist Rohini Singh..The suggestion was made by Justice DY Chandrachud..When the case was taken up as item 14, Justice Chandrachud said,.“See if it can be resolved. Let Senior Counsel (Kapil) Sibal and (Neeraj Kishan) Kaul sit together and talk.”.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal is representing Rohini Singh and the Editors of The Wire, while Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul is arguing for Jay Shah..However, the lawyers appearing for The Wire and Rohini Singh did not seem very confident about the same..Nevertheless, the Court adjourned the matter for first week of July..Last month, the Supreme Court had issued notice in the plea, while making some pertinent observations regarding the responsibility of the electronic media..The matter has its genesis in an article published by The Wire on October 8 last year, alleging impropriety in the dealings of Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah..In reaction to the article, the younger Shah filed a civil defamation suit of Rs. 100 crore against the publication and its journalists on October 12. A separate criminal defamation case was also filed against the publication..This prompted The Wire to approach the Supreme Court with a view to quashing the criminal case.