Sameer Wankhede saka “Bolivudas ba *** ds” apmelojoši, pārvieto Deli HC

IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Thursday filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court against actor Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix for allegedly maliciously misusing his reputation in their series their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation their reputation and Netflix. Bollywood ba***ds in the area

Wankhede’s suit has sought a permanent and mandatory injunction, declaration and damages against Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Netflix and others, for what he claims is a “false, malicious and defamatory video” broadcast by the production house and Netflix on his television series.

Wankhede sought Rs 2 crore in damages, which he wants to donate to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital for cancer patients.

“This series spreads a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-narcotics enforcement agencies, thereby undermining public confidence in law enforcement agencies,” argued Advocate Aditya Giri, one of the lawyers representing Wankhede.

The petition said that the series has been deliberately conceptualized and executed with the intention of maligning the reputation of Wankhede in a peculiar and harmful manner, especially when the case involving the officer, and Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, is pending and sub-judice in the Bombay High Court and the NDPS Special Court in Mumbai.

It alleged that the series depicted a character making an obscene gesture – specifically, showing the middle finger after the character recites the slogan “Satyamev Jayate”, which is part of the national emblem.

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This act is a serious and sensitive violation of the provisions of the National Honor Act 1971 (Prevention of Offences) Regulations, which attracts penal consequences under the law.

The court said the content of the series is against various provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as it seeks to outrage national sentiments through the use of obscene and offensive material.