A Delhi court issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation complaint filed by Vikas Pandey, also identified in some reports as Vikas Sanskrityayan or Vikas Sankrityayan.
The matter was heard by Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain, who ordered the notice to be served at Rathee’s Gurugram address.
The complainant’s side said Rathee ordinarily lives abroad and is currently visiting India for protests, which was cited as a reason for fresh service.
The complaint is linked to a YouTube video described as BJP IT Cell Part II or BJP IT Cell Part 2.
One report says the court directed dasti summons after the complainant sought preponement of the hearing.
The reporting agrees that the case concerns a criminal defamation complaint from 2018 and that the court acted after noting Rathee’s temporary presence in India.
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All reports agree that a Delhi court issued fresh summons to Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation case and that the notice was ordered for a Gurugram address. They also agree the case is tied to allegations over a video about the BJP IT cell.
Some details differ across the reports, including the complainant’s name as given and the video title’s exact wording. The reporting also varies on the hearing date and whether the court’s order is described as fresh summons alone or as dasti summons as well.
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Left-leaning coverage presents the case as a straightforward court action in a 2018 defamation matter against Dhruv Rathee. It says the complaint was filed by a BJP IT cell member and notes that the court ordered the summons sent to a Gurugram address. It also emphasizes that Rathee was described as living in Austria and visiting India for protests.
Center coverage focuses on the procedural step of fresh summons in a 2018 defamation complaint involving Dhruv Rathee. It identifies the complainant in different ways across reports and says the case concerns a video titled BJP IT Cell Part II or Part 2. It also notes that the court acted after arguments that Rathee was temporarily in India for protests and that notice should be served at his Gurugram address.
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A Delhi court has issued a fresh summons for YouTuber Dhruv Rathee regarding a 2018 defamation suit brought by BJP IT cell member Vikas Pandey. Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain noted that Rathee has lived in Austria for several years and is currently in Delhi for ongoing protests. The court ordered that the new summons be sent to a Gurugram address in Haryana.
A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a 2018 defamation case filed by BJP IT Cell member Vikas Pandey. Judicial Magistrate Rahul Jain directed that the notice be served at Rathee's Gurugram address. The complainant's advocate argued that Rathee ordinarily resides abroad and is currently visiting India for protests, making fresh summons necessary for prompt service.
A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in connection with a 2018 defamation complaint filed by Vikas Sanskrityayan. The complainant alleged that Rathee published a defamatory video titled BJP IT Cell Part II. The court directed that dasti summons be issued after the complainant sought preponement of the hearing, noting Rathee's temporary presence in India for protests.
A Delhi court issued fresh and dasti summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a criminal defamation case from 2018. Judicial Magistrate First Class Rahul Jain heard the application filed by Vikas Sankrityayan, who alleged that Rathee's video contained defamatory claims. The court ordered the notice to be served at a Gurugram address after hearing arguments concerning Rathee's residence abroad and current visit to India.