November 18, 2016 8:15 AM

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SC asks Delhi HC to decide on Sibal's defamation against Kejriwal

The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to decide the plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking quashing of the defamation case against him filed by former Union Minister Kapil Sibal's lawyer son Amit Sibal. <br/><br/>A bench of Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi, while remanding back the matter to the High Court, yesterday made clear that the proceedings before the trial court in the defamation complaint would continue. The proceeding are pending before the Patiala House court in Delhi. <br/><br/>Amit Sibal had filed the defamation complaint against Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan for alleging conflict of interest on his part.

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