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SC asks Jay Shah, news portal to settle defamation case

  •   Wed, Apr 18 2018 09:04:56 PM

New Delhi, Apr 18 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah, and news portal "The Wire" to settle a defamation case filed by the former against the portal for carrying a story on the exponential increase in the turnover of his company after the BJP-led government came to power at the Centre in 2014.

The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud asked the senior lawyers appearing for the news portal and Jay Shah to meet and try to resolve the issue.

"Can it be solved," Justice Chandrachud asked senior counsel Nitya Ramakrishnan for The Wire and Neeraj Kishan Kaul for Jay Shah, with Chief Justice Misra suggesting "why not senior counsels meet and try to resolve (the issue)".

"What kind of settlement we can have? We don't want to have any settlement. We stand by our story. It was done in public interest," said Ramakrishnan, with Kaul saying, "if the court says go for settlement, we are prepared for it".

The Wire, its founding editor and journalist have moved the top court against the Gujarat High Court's January 8 order, refusing to quash the summons issued against them by a trial court.

Journalist Rohini Singh's article on the company of Jay Shah was carried by the news portal. The article claimed that Jay's company's turnover grew exponentially after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government came to power at the Centre in 2014.

The top court had asked the Gujarat trial court not to proceed with the criminal defamation complaint till April 12 filed by Jay Shah last year against the news portal and its journalists. The interim order was extended on Wednesday.

The High Court had on January 8 rejected the website's plea for quashing the criminal defamation case filed by Jay Shah and said that based on initial impression, there was a case against the reporter and the editors.

"The article 'The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah' is per say defamatory and the trial court should proceed with the case," the high court had ordered.

In October 2017, Jay Shah had filed a criminal defamation case in the trial court in Gujarat after the article appeared.
  

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 19 2018

    No settlement out of court please.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 19 2018

    Complete truth must come out. Jay Shah must not be let off.

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  • Mohan, Kudla kori

    Wed, Apr 18 2018

    Amith sha need money from defamation case. Atm is cash less. Go to RBI.... ND RUN Away vth money to UK.

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  • Amith, USA

    Wed, Apr 18 2018

    Supreme Court know that what the news portal "The Wire" had published is 100 % True and the Chota DAKU will lose the case where as, instead of getting 100 crores he will loose 200 crores in defamation payment to "The Wire" !!!!!! WOW!!!!!! All are trying to save future DAKU!!!!!!

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Wed, Apr 18 2018

    Chief Justice Dipak Misra against whom senior lawyers revolted is know wanted out of court settlement for the BJP's corruption. He wanted to close this case by withdrawing the defamation against the new portal in the view of General elections in 2019.

    This is the very reason first time in the history of India judges revolted against the CJI.
    It does show that CJI is acting like mediator rather than the holding highest constitutional bench.

    The only reason for this settlement is to close the case early to correct the image of BJP's party President Amit Shah and his son Yash Shah in public through Supreme Court.

    Instead of asking for the unbiased investigation on the corruption charges Chief Justice of India acting like partner with the corrupts.

    Jai Hind

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