Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will appear in a local court on January 18 in response to a court notice sent to him on the defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma.

A defamation case was filed by former Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against Gogoi's reported comment alleging that he (Sarma) was involved in corruption, a government release said today.