A court here on Monday disposed of a civil defamation suit filed by senior BJP leader Avtar Singh Bhadana against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Additional District Judge Surinder S. Rathi disposed of the suit when the Chief Minister and Mr. Bhadana said in a joint application that they had settled the matter and decided not to pursue the case.

Statement withdrawn


The counsel for Mr. Bhadana submitted that Mr. Kejriwal had withdrawn his earlier statement, saying that he had no intention to malign the reputation of the plaintiff. Mr. Bhadana had filed the suit alleging that the Chief Minister had tarnished his image by branding him as corrupt.