Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut should have shown grace and restraint when responding to tweets from actor Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court observed on Tuesday. The actor had compared Mumbai to Pakistani-occupied Kashmir and had made objectionable comments against the Mumbai Police.
In his sworn statement, Raut, admitting that the expletives in the interview with the television channel were directed at the petitioner (Kangana Ranaut), said that it was not due to any malice towards her, but that they were provoked after she issued criticism about that the state was not being safe.
A bench of the justice division SJ Kathawalla and Judge RI Chagla while listening to the response of Bhagyawant Late, designated official of the BMC who was implemented in the case after the petition of the actor was amended, was informed by the main lawyer Anil Sakhare that the actor’s allegations of malice against him were unfounded.
While responding to the accusations made by the actor against him, Sakhare claimed that Late’s subordinates had visited the Pali Hill bungalow around 1 p.m. long before her tweet that was made around 5 p.m.
Therefore, the claim that the detection was due to his tweet was not valid. Sakhare further argued that, according to previous rulings, making allegations of malice was easy, but proving them was the responsibility of the accuser. However, nowhere in the petition or affidavits submitted by the actor had he demonstrated malice on his part.
In light of the submissions, Sakhare requested that the petition be rejected.
“In that interview I have only referred to the petitioner as ‘dishonest’ because the petitioner had made a statement saying that Mumbai is like ‘Pak-occupied Kashmir,'” Raut stated in his affidavit.
“I responded because the petitioner had insulted Mumbai and Maharashtra,” Raut said.
After listening to the presentations, the court observed: “You are a leader, a parliamentarian. Should have been cautious when making statements. We do not even agree with what the petitioner has said. Is this the way to approach it?
When Raut’s lawyer claimed that his outburst was caused by the actor’s provocation, the court said: “We are all Maharashtrians and we are all proud to be Maharashtrians. We have to show grace. You have to ignore those things. Is this an example that you gave to others by asking ‘Kanoon kya hai’? ”
Thereafter, lead attorney Dr. Birendra Saraf, who along with the actor’s attorney Rizwan Siddiquee, responded by saying that the case was largely within the jurisdiction of the court even though BMC’s lead attorney Aspi Chinoy had said Monday that the actor had a problem. recourse in a claims lawsuit and the court should not consider the petition.
After hearing all the submissions, the court ordered all parties to submit their written notes within a week and published the matter for an additional hearing the next week.
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