The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the defamation proceedings against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari and MLA Vijender Gupta in a defamation case filed by Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had filed a criminal complaint against Tiwari and others for allegedly making false allegations of corruption to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore with regard to the construction of classrooms in a government school.
The petition was heard by a division bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Prakash Padia. Petitioner's Advocate Sunil Chaudhary said the Bachha Pasi gang is accused of murder in the Sachin Sonkar murder case in Allapur last year.
The Delhi High Court today reserves its order in BJP leader Manoj Tiwari's challenge to summoning order in criminal defamation case by Manish Sisodia against him. The Order to be pronounced on December 17. The Delhi High Court requests the trial court to defer the hearing till then.
The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear, on December 1, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s plea challenging the summons issued against him in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.