2018 contempt case: Delhi HC proceeds ex-parte against filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, others

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday continued ex-parte against movie producer Vivek Agnihotri, researcher Anand Ranganathan, and magazine and news entryway Swarajya as no one showed up for them regarding a 2018 suo motu disdain case.

Over the span of the consultation, a seat of Equity Siddharth Mridul and Equity Amit Sharma noticed that none among the three showed up under the steady gaze of the court in spite of giving takes note. Appropriately, the court continued with the consultation and recorded it for additional meeting on Walk 16.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri)’in paylaştığı bir gönderi

The case is regarding their remarks against high court Equity S. Muralidhar who had subdued privileges dissident Gautam Navlakha’s home capture request and travel remand in the Bhima Koregaon case in 2018. In the past hearing on May 4, additionally the court had noticed the shortfall of the threesome in the last several hearings while serving notification to them.

According to the case, the suo motu hatred procedures were started against the respondents following RSS ideologue S. Gurumurthy’s tweets asserting inclination by Equity Muralidhar. In his tweet, he retweeted the connection from a blog called ‘Drishtikone’ which had an article named ‘Why has Delhi High Court Equity Muralidhar’s relationship with Gautam Navlakha not been uncovered?’

The court considered the tweet and the article after Backer Rajshekhar Rao composed a letter to then Boss Equity Rajendra Menon, claiming that the article and Gurumurthy’s retweet was a conscious endeavor to go after a sitting High Court judge. Gurumurthy was subsequently dropped from the case after a conciliatory sentiment yet others including Agnihotri and Ranganathan are as yet the respondents.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri)’in paylaştığı bir gönderi

Prior likewise, a hatred notice was shipped off Vivek Agnihotri over his tweets that expressed that Gautam Navlakha was shown mercy over the way that he was a companion of the appointed authority’s significant other.