VIVEK GOENKA Vs. COL. RAM SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition has been filed for quashing of order of summoning of the petitioner.

(2.) RESPONDENT No. 1 filed a complaint, alleging, inter alia, that he was in Ex-Army Officer. He contested election to the Assembly in the year 1977. He was elected and became Education Minister in Haryana. He also served as Speaker of the Assembly. He was re-elected and became Transport Minister. In 1991, he was elected to Lok Sabha and also served as a Minister. He has two daughters - one was married to Andhiraj, a Commercial Pilot and other was a student. In the issue dated 12.3.1998 of 'Jansatta', a defamatory news item was published. The news item is as under :-

(3.) IN the complaint, the petitioner was added as one of the accused and allegation made in para 5 of the complaint, is as under :-