HC extends stay on summons to Alia Bhatt 2 others over film row
Mumbai Dec 22 PTI The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended the stay granted on proceedings in a criminal defamation suit filed against Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and authors S Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges in connection with the upcoming Hindi film Gangubai KathiawadiA single bench of Justice SK Shinde extended the interim stay that the HC had granted in August this yearBhatt and the others had moved the HC against the summons issued against them earlier this year by a magistrate court after one Babuji Shah who claims to be the adopted son of Gangubai Kathiawadi alleged some portions of the film were defamatory and tarnished the image of his late mother a powerful madam from Kamathipura Mumbais red light area during the 1960sOn Wednesday Justice Shinde said Shah had failed to prove so far that he was Kathiawadis legally adopted sonThe HC said the issue deserved attention since in a defamation suit only ones close relatives or family members have the right to raise a grievanceThe issue deserves attention since the right to raise grievances against defamation is limited to family members or close relatives hence it was important for Mr Shah to prove he was one of them the HC saidThe bench said prima facie on the face of it a case was made out for the grant of interim relief to Bhatt and the others and stayed the proceedings and summons against them till further hearing of their plea in the HC PTI AYA RSY RSY

Mumbai Dec 22 PTI The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended the stay granted on proceedings in a criminal defamation suit filed against Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and authors S Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges in connection with the upcoming Hindi film Gangubai KathiawadiA single bench of Justice SK Shinde extended the interim stay that the HC had granted in August this yearBhatt and the others had moved the HC against the summons issued against them earlier this year by a magistrate court after one Babuji Shah who claims to be the adopted son of Gangubai Kathiawadi alleged some portions of the film were defamatory and tarnished the image of his late mother a powerful madam from Kamathipura Mumbais red light area during the 1960sOn Wednesday Justice Shinde said Shah had failed to prove so far that he was Kathiawadis legally adopted sonThe HC said the issue deserved attention since in a defamation suit only ones close relatives or family members have the right to raise a grievanceThe issue deserves attention since the right to raise grievances against defamation is limited to family members or close relatives hence it was important for Mr Shah to prove he was one of them the HC saidThe bench said prima facie on the face of it a case was made out for the grant of interim relief to Bhatt and the others and stayed the proceedings and summons against them till further hearing of their plea in the HC PTI AYA RSY RSY