Red Chillies opposes Sameer Wankhedes plea in Delhi HC, says Ba***ds of…

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Ltd. has filed its detailed reply before the Delhi High Court opposing the plea of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and former NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede seeking an injunction against the Aryan Khan directed Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood'. The Shah Rukh Khan -owned production house has described the defamation suit as "wholly misconceived, untenable in law, and devoid of merit." The reply argues that the web series is "a work of situational satire" and does not name or depict Wankhede, nor does it contain any defamatory material. The affidavit supporting the reply has been sworn to by Venkatesh Mysore, authorised signatory of Red Chillies. At the

Red Chillies opposes Sameer Wankhedes plea in Delhi HC, says Ba***ds of… — Key

The affidavit supporting the reply has been sworn to by Venkatesh Mysore, authorised signatory of Red Chillies. At the outset, Red Chillies challenged the maintainability of the suit, asserting that the Delhi High Court lacks territorial jurisdiction as both Wankhede and the principal defendants, including Netflix, are based in Mumbai. It is submitted that jurisdiction cannot be conferred by later amendments to the plaint and that the "jurisdictional defect at inception renders the proceedings a nullity." The production house has also contested Wankhede's claim of an "unblemished record," referring to the CBI FIR registered against him in for alleged extortion and corruption.

Key Points

• has filed its detailed reply before the Delhi High Court opposing the plea of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and former NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede seeking an injunction against the Aryan Khan directed Netflix series The Ba***ds of Bollywood'
• The Shah Rukh Khan -owned production house has described the defamation suit as "wholly misconceived, untenable in law, and devoid of merit." The reply argues that the web series is "a work of situational satire" and does not name or depict Wankhede, nor does it contain any defamatory material
• The affidavit supporting the reply has been sworn to by Venkatesh Mysore, authorised signatory of Red Chillies

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