The Delhi High Court recently issued summons to former Union Minister and serving Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi in a defamation suit by the Indian Veterinary Association claiming that she abused and threatened doctors..The order was passed on Tuesday by Justice Amit Bansal, who gave Gandhi thirty days to file her written statement..The suit was filed in relation to an incident from June last year, when an audio clip surfaced in which Gandhi could be heard using threatening and using abusive language against veterinarians. The clip was shared widely on social media.It was alleged that she was speaking to Dr Vikas Sharma, a veterinarian in Gorakhpur. She could be heard blaming him for a botched amputation on a dog.“What does your father do? Is he a gardener or a chowkidar? Are you even literate?” Gandhi could be heard saying in the audio clip.The suit further alleged that Gandhi had also published an article where she made defamatory statements against veterinarians..Senior Advocate Sunil Mittal, and Advocates Namita Ray, Seema Seth, Gopa Biswas and Dinesh Dogra appeared for the plaintiff association..[Read Order]
The Delhi High Court recently issued summons to former Union Minister and serving Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi in a defamation suit by the Indian Veterinary Association claiming that she abused and threatened doctors..The order was passed on Tuesday by Justice Amit Bansal, who gave Gandhi thirty days to file her written statement..The suit was filed in relation to an incident from June last year, when an audio clip surfaced in which Gandhi could be heard using threatening and using abusive language against veterinarians. The clip was shared widely on social media.It was alleged that she was speaking to Dr Vikas Sharma, a veterinarian in Gorakhpur. She could be heard blaming him for a botched amputation on a dog.“What does your father do? Is he a gardener or a chowkidar? Are you even literate?” Gandhi could be heard saying in the audio clip.The suit further alleged that Gandhi had also published an article where she made defamatory statements against veterinarians..Senior Advocate Sunil Mittal, and Advocates Namita Ray, Seema Seth, Gopa Biswas and Dinesh Dogra appeared for the plaintiff association..[Read Order]