"If FIR is registered, then how can they be quashed at this stage? Clearly offences are made out! I can understand cases being clubbed, but how can the plea made can be under Article 32, says Senior Advocate
@KapilSibal
How can an Article 32 petition lie on "fake freedom of speech", says Sibal.
"You are trying to ignite communal violence here by putting Hindus against minority", Sibal argues
"You are creating communal violence by citing many such statements"
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal starts arguing for State of Maharashtra.
Sibal begins: "The link in that statement at 10.51 pm on his show is this -
'The country is having 80 percent sanatani's....' Sibal reads out in hindi. "Is this Freedom of Speech?"
No defamation can be alleged by anybody else, this has been settled in Subramanian Swamy case, says Rohatgi.
We are grateful court took the matter today otherwise we donot know what would have happened with his life and liberty over the weekend. Rohatgi ends for #ArnabGoswami
"I have been asked to appear in Chhattisgarh, received the notice today morning. I am submitting my client must be protected in connection with these FIRs & also in connection with any other case that may be filed wrt the show" Rohatgi
"Your lordships have always protected. Idea is to muzzle the press, Involve channel & editor in these kinds of frivolous complaints. All these offences are bailable. They were registered one after the other across the country against my client!" Rohatgi
When you have a public debate, there are bound to be have provocative questions!
If sadhus have been killed and there is a turmoil in hindu community, then why are you not raising any questions? This is the primary nature of the dispute", says Rohatgi
Rohatgi now quotes tweets by various #congress leaders,
"Now they are all tweeting as if they are themselves filing a case of defamation. Defamation can only be filed by the person aggrieved. These complaints are nearly identical" he adds.
"FIRs have been registered against client, #ArnabGoswami, in Maharashtra, Nagpur , Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Punjab, TelaNgana and JK. All complaints and FIRs are principally based on the defamation of #Congress Chief (#SoniaGandhi)"
Argues Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi
Rohatgi for #arnabgoswami continues: "In #palghar issue debate on his show, he raised some "provocative questions" to the #Congress chief by saying when people from minority are killed, Congress party is the first to raise issues"