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Arvind Kejriwal fails to appear in defamation case hearing

Dr Subhash Chandra had filed a case against the Delhi CM last year

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A Delhi court on Saturday fixed December 11 as the next date of hearing in the defamation case filed by Rajya Sabha MP and Essel Group Chairman Dr Subhash Chandra against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

After hearing out the Delhi Chief Minister's lawyers, who claimed he was caught up with an important meeting on Saturday and should be exempted, the judge also allowed his plea to be exempted from the hearing for Saturday.

On March 4, Patiala House Court Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria had summoned Kejriwal on July 29 after observing that prima facie, the offence of defamation had been committed.

"The complaint does satisfy the essentials of Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC. Since the accused (Kejriwal) spoke/made such imputations on November 11, 2016, in front of the national television against the complainant, he has clearly published the said imputations concerning the complainant intending to harm, knowing or having reasons to believe that such imputations will harm, the reputation of the complainant, to defame him," the court had said.

Dr Chandra had filed the case against Kejriwal after he accused him of possessing unaccounted for black money without any basis or justification. Addressing a press conference on November 11, Kejriwal had made "false, fabricated and defamatory allegations" against him, the complaint said.

The chairman of the Essel group had also claimed that Kejriwal had "defamed" him "by making inherently defamatory statements and caused serious harm to his reputation by imputing behaviour incompatible with proper conduct and suggestions of involvement in illegal activity."

On Saturday, Kejriwal moved an application for exemption.

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