The Delhi high court on Monday issued summons to popular Telugu media houses – Eenadu and Andhra Jyothy – in connection with a defamation suit filed by YSR Congress party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The defamation suit sought a permanent injunction and mandatory injunction on the reports being carried by both the dailies against him, besides Rs 100 crore in damages against them.
The case pertains to defamatory articles linking him to the indictment proceedings involving the Adani Group in the United States.
Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan, along with advocates Amit Agrawal, Sahil Raveen, and Rahul Kukreja, represented Jagan Mohan Reddy.
They argued that the articles were baseless and defamatory, as the US indictment referenced in the publications did not name him, nor was any notice of the indictment received.
The Delhi high court issued summons to both the dailies in the main suit, a notice on the interim application to take down the articles, and put the defendants on notice, warning that further publications would carry legal consequences.
The next hearing was posted to December 16, 2024.
