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This story is from August 23, 2017

Reply on filing 'false affidavit': Delhi HC to Kejriwal in Jaitley's case against him

The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to reply in four weeks on the matter of having allegedly submitted a false affidavit. The affidavit was submitted in a case against him filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley.
After defamation, perjury case filed against Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal
Key Highlights
  • The affidavit was submitted in a case against Kejriwal filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley
  • Kejriwal said in the affidavit he did not instruct Ram Jethmalani to use abusive words against the minister
  • Jaitley says Jethmalani said in a letter to him he was instructed to use abusive words
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to reply in four weeks on the matter of having allegedly submitted a false affidavit.
The affidavit was submitted in a case against Kejriwal filed by Union minister Arun Jaitley.
"Ram Jethmalani was instructed by Arvind Kejriwal to use abusive words against me," alleged finance minister Jaitley to the Delhi high court on Wednesday.

In this affidavit, Kejriwal had said he did not instruct Jethmalani - who was his lawyer when the alleged abuse took place - to use abusive words against the minister.
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The finance minister has filed two Rs 10 crore defamation suits against Kejriwal. The second suit is for allegedly being abused by Jethmalani during proceedings for the first defamation suit. Jethmalani quit as Kejriwal's lawyer late in July.
Jaitley told the Delhi high court he has a letter from Jethmalani in which the lawyer alleged he was instructed by Kejriwal to use abusive words against Jaitley.
The next hearing in the matter was listed for December 11 by the Delhi high court.
These alleged abusive words were used in open court on May 17, during proceedings in a defamation suit Jaitley filed against Kejriwal and five Aam Aadmi Party functionaries.
(With inputs from PTI)
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