Court Issues Summons To Uddhav Thackeray In Defamation Case By Shinde Group MP
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Mr Thackeray, a former Maharashtra chief minister, and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, have been directed to appear before the court on July 14.
A magistrate's court here has issued a summons to Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut over alleged defamatory articles carried by the party mouthpiece 'Saamana' against Rahul Shewale, a leader of the rival Sena faction.
Metropolitan Magistrate (Sewree court) SB Kale issued the summons on Monday in response to a complaint filed by Mr Shewale, MP from the Mumbai South-Central constituency.
Mr Thackeray, a former Maharashtra chief minister, and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, have been directed to appear before the court on July 14.
Rahul Shewale, who belongs to the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde, has sought action against the two leaders under Indian Penal Code sections 500 (punishment for defamation) and 501 (printing or engraving matter knowing it to be defamatory) for publishing 'defamatory articles' against him in the Marathi and Hindi editions of 'Saamana'.
