Bombay HC defers hearing of defamation suit filed by Richa Chaddha against Payal Ghosh, Kamaal R Khan, news channel

The Bombay High Court on Monday deferred the hearing of a defamation suit filed by Bollywood actress Richa Chaddha against fellow actress Payal Ghosh, internet sensation Kamaal R Khan, and news channel ABN Andhrajyothy..The suit was filed after Ghosh did an interview with ABN which was shared and publicised by Kamaal R Khan on his Twitter handle..On Monday, the Bench of Justice AK Menon asked Advocate Saveena Bedi Sachar of LawHive Associates, appearing on behalf of Richa Chaddha, to attempt service of the suit proceedings upon Payal and the others..The Court will take up the application in the defamation suit filed by Chaddha on October 7 for ad-interim relief..Chaddha filed the suit after Ghosh mentioned her name in claims of sexual assault against Bollywood film director Anurag Kashyap. .Ghosh had made the claims during an interview with ABN Andhrajyothy published on its YouTube channel. The video interview was subsequently shared by Khan and Ghosh on Twitter..It is Chaddha's claim that Ghosh subsequently gave interviews to Aaj Tak and website Pinkvilla, once again making defamatory statements against her. The suit states,"The Defendants have jointly attempted to drag the Plaintiff into the alleged claims against a third person, which is not only false, frivolous and vexatious but has also been done with an intent to cause damage to the immense goodwill that the Plaintiff has acquired as and by way of years of hardwork and for the purposes of defaming the Plaintiff’s image and reputation which is very important to the Plaintiff personally and even professionally. The irreparable loss to the Plaintiff has been and is continuous in terms of the Plaintiff’s defamation and damage to the Plaintiff’s reputation and goodwill for the manifestly defamatory and/or libelous content posted and/or broadcasted by the Defendants Jointly and Severally, without due care and/or sufficient reason to believe that it is true and has subjected the Plaintiff to immense humiliation and ridicule. The Plaintiff has suffered incalculable loss and damage to her reputation as well as suffered tremendous humiliation and stress.".Chaddha seeks directions from the Court to Ghosh and the others to withdraw the statements, videos, articles, and tweets made by them on their respective websites and social media handles. She has also sought a temporary injunction against Ghosh and the others to restrain them from publishing any defamatory content with respect to her.