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Defamation Case: Arun Jaitley Asks Court To Quash Arvind Kejriwal's Plea
Ref: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/defamation-case-arun-jaitley-opposes-arvind-kejriwals-plea-against-summoning-order-1775945
Union minister Arun Jaitley today opposed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition in the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a trial court's order summoning him as an accused in a criminal defamation complaint filed by the BJP leader.

Mr Jaitley sought dismissal of Mr Kejriwal's plea on the ground that he and five other AAP leaders, who were also summoned as accused in the case, since the beginning of the case had tried to "stall" the proceedings and had filed various petitions and applications to "impede" the trial.

The finance minister made the submissions in his written arguments filed before Justice A K Pathak, who was hearing the chief minister's plea against a trial court's March 9, 2016 order summoning him and others in the matter.

Taking note of the submissions filed before it, the court fixed the matter for arguments on January 11 next year.