Delhi Court Takes Cognizance of Vivek Doval’s Defamation Suit Against Jairam, Caravan

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognizance of a defamation complaint filed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval’s son Vivek Doval against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, The Caravan magazine and an author for publishing a defamatory article against him.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal listed the matter for January 30 for recording the statement of complainant Vivek Doval and two witnesses. Two other witnesses are Vivek’s friend Nikhil Kapoor and business partner Amit Sharma.

Vivek Doval has alleged that the article intended to harm his reputation and business and these were punishable under the Indian Penal Code. Vivek’s counsel D.P. Singh told the court that a hedge fund cannot be set up overnight, or in a matter of days.

Countering the allegation, advocate Singh said that the work for setting up of the fund had been initiated months prior to the demonetization announcement, and the final launch of the fund landing up in the proximity of the demonetization announcement was a mere coincidence arising out of unforeseen circumstances.

He also told the court that the title of the article ‘The D-Companies’ itself is scandalous and it is creating prejudice in the minds of the readers against the complainant and his family.

It is well-known fact that D Company is a reference often given to one of India’s most wanted criminal, Dawood Ibrahim. (IANS)

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