Court dismisses Salman Khan’s plea for interim order in defamation suit against Panvel neighbor
bollywood superstar Salman Khan In a major setback recently, the Mumbai City Civil Court dismissed his plea for an interim order in a defamation suit against his Panvel farmhouse neighbor. Salman, the owner of a farmhouse in Panvel, sued his neighbor Ketan Kakkar and filed a defamation suit against him. He alleged that Kakkar, who also has a plot near the actor’s farmhouse in Panvel, defamed him during an interview with a YouTube channel. Salman has reportedly demanded that YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Google be made parties to the lawsuit that the said content be blocked and removed from their websites. Lawyers representing the superstar also sought an interim injunction restraining Kakkar from making any further defamatory statements during the pendency of the trial. According to reports, Superstar has “directly or indirectly an injunction against loading/uploading, posting, reposting, tweeting, retweeting, interviewing, hosting, printing, publishing, broadcasting, or any other communication relating to derogatory content and/or derogatory comments”. demanded. But, opposing the plea, Ketan Kakkar’s lawyers informed the court that they got the case papers only on Thursday evening and the entire trial could not be seen. Also, his lawyers argued that there was no urgency and if Salman could wait for a month to file the defamation suit, his client should also be given some time to file his reply. The court, after hearing arguments from both the sides, dismissed the actor’s plea and posted the matter for further hearing on January 21, directing Kakkar to file his reply. Meanwhile, Salman Khan is currently in the news for his rumored relationship. With Samantha Lockwood, an American actress. Ever since she was spotted at Salman’s Panvel farmhouse for his 56th birthday party, gossip has been piling up that the superstar is currently dating her. However, Samantha Lockwood has rubbished all such rumours. Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan is busy these days with his much-awaited film ‘Tiger 3.
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