New Delhi,
\nThe Delhi High Court on Friday decided to transfer the ongoing cross-examination of Arun Jaitley before the joint registrar to a court in a defamation suit filed by him against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and five other party leaders.<\/p>\n
Expressing a view that any matter, including the present one, should be conducted fairly and in time-bound and speedy manner, Justice Manmohan said the cross-examination of the finance minister be done by a single judge of the high court.<\/p>\n
He said now the joint registrar\u2019s order directing Kejriwal to conclude Jaitley\u2019s cross-examination on February 12 became infructuous as now the court would decide the date and the relevancy of questions put to the Union minister.<\/p>\n
The court has fixed the matter for February 12 before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw for Jaitley\u2019s further cross- examination.<\/p>\n
The court agreed to delegate the cross-examination of the BJP leader to the single judge after the counsel for Jaitley and Kejriwal agreed to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree to transfer this suit for cross-examination before a court. Let\u2019s be practical and allow trial to go on. There are even orders of this court to conduct the matter in a fair, time-bound and speedy manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow let the court decide whether to allow or disallow the questions. Let\u2019s put an end to it as it is going in a wrong direction,\u201d Justice Manmohan said.<\/p>\n
The court\u2019s direction came during hearing of Kejriwal\u2019s appeal against joint registrar\u2019s February 2 order directing him to conclude the cross-examination on February 12 itself.<\/p>\n
Jaitley was being cross-examined by Kejriwal\u2019s counsel in his Rs 10 crore defamation suit filed in wake of allegations of financial irregularities against him in the Delhi and District Cricket Association of which he was the president from 1999 to 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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