Defamation case against Modhwadia, inquiry under section 202 ordered
October 01, 2012
Ahmedabad, 1 October 2012
Gujarat University Vice Chancellor Aadesh Pal has filed defamation case against Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia.
Modhwadia had in his recent letter to Chief Minister Narendra Modi made personal allegations against Pal. This letter was also sent to the media for publication.
Pal believes that some issues mentioned in Modhwadia’s letter were personal in nature.
The Metro court in Ahmedabad will hold an inquiry into the allegations leveled by Aadesh Pal under section 202 before passing any order on summoning Modhwadia.
Section 202 of the CrPC empowers the court to hold inquiry for the purpose of deciding whether or not there is sufficient ground for proceeding in a complaint.
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