{"id":51006,"date":"2017-12-27T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=51006"},"modified":"2017-12-27T13:53:45","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T08:23:45","slug":"defamation-complaint-court-sets-aside-summons-cyrus-mistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/defamation-complaint-court-sets-aside-summons-cyrus-mistry","title":{"rendered":"Defamation complaint: Court sets aside summons to Cyrus Mistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" data-attachment-id=\"51007\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/defamation-complaint-court-sets-aside-summons-cyrus-mistry\/cyrus-mistry-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?fit=272%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"272,185\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cyrus Mistry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?fit=272%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-51007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?resize=272%2C185&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?w=272&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/Cyrus-Mistry.jpg?resize=147%2C100&amp;ssl=1 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A Mumbai sessions court today quashed and set aside summons issued by a magistrate&#8217;s court to ousted Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry and others in connection with a Rs 500 crore defamation complaint filed by Tata Trusts&#8217; R Venkatramanan.<\/p>\n<p>Mistry and the other accused had approached the sessions court after the metropolitan magistrate issued the summons in July this year directing them to appear before it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sessions court, after hearing arguments of all sides at length, today quashed and set aside the summons issued by the magistrate&#8217;s court. The matter has been remanded to the magistrate for hearing on the complaint,&#8221; Mistry&#8217;s lawyer Aabad Ponda said.<\/p>\n<p>Venkatramanan, managing trustee of Tata Trusts, had filed the criminal defamation complaint against Mistry and others for making &#8220;false&#8221; statements and sought a compensation of Rs 500 crore.<\/p>\n<p>An e-mail sent by Mistry to the directors and trustees of Tata Trusts contained &#8220;defamatory statements&#8221; against him, Venkatramanan said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, after Mistry was ousted as the chairman of Tata Sons on October 24, 2016, he, in an e-mail, alleged that fraudulent transactions worth Rs 22 crore had taken place at the group&#8217;s aviation venture, AirAsia India, and accused Venkatramanan of having tried to cover it up.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is now being probed by the Enforcement Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>Venkatramanan said the e-mail, which was leaked to the media, caused irreparable damage to his reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A Mumbai sessions court today quashed and set aside summons issued by a magistrate&#8217;s court to ousted Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry and others in connection with a Rs 500 crore defamation complaint filed by Tata Trusts&#8217; R Venkatramanan. 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