Chota Rajan Files Defamation Case Against Scoop Webseries
The Bombay High Court will hear underworld don Chhota Rajan’s defamation case against the makers of Netflix series ‘Scoop’ on June 27. The court will decide whether or not to grant Chhota Rajan ad interim relief in the case.
Chhota Rajan’s lawyer, Advocate Mihir Desai, argued that the series has been released and is causing damage to his client’s reputation on a daily basis. The lawsuit was filed for alleged defamation and infringement of Chhota Rajan’s rights.
Advocate Hiren Kamod, representing the producers of the web series, argued that the series is based on a book published in 2019. “Nothing in the series is outside of the book. There is no urgency,” he said.
The Bombay High Court had last week scheduled the hearing for June 7. “The series has already been released and published. We will address this matter on the next hearing date. Let the response be filed,” Justice Shivkumar Dige had remarked.
The Netflix show Scoop revolves around journalist Jigna Vora, who was accused of the murder of fellow journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, also known as J Dey. Dey was tragically killed near his residence in Powai on July 11, 2011.
The series draws inspiration from Vora’s autobiographical book ‘Behind the Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison.’ Vora was acquitted by a special court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), and this decision was upheld by the Bombay High Court.
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