A civil court here has said that the statements made by a neighbor against Bollywood actor Salman Khan appear to be supported by "documentary evidence".
Additional Sessions Judge Anil Laddha dismissed Salman Khan's plea seeking an interim order restraining Ketan Kakkar from making any further remarks against him or his family members in relation to Salman's farmhouse in Panvel in neighboring Raigad district. was demanded. Detailed order became available on Wednesday.
Non-resident Indian (NRI) Ketan Kakkar owns a land on a hill next to Salman's farmhouse in Panvel in Raigad district near Mumbai. According to Salman Khan's defamation suit, Ketan Kakkar had made defamatory remarks against the actor in an interview to a YouTuber. Salman's lawyer Pradeep Gandhi argued that Ketan Kakkar had made false, defamatory and defamatory allegations in the video, post and tweet.
The lawyer told the court that Ketan had tried to buy a plot of land next to Salman's farmhouse, but the authorities canceled the transaction on the grounds that it was illegal. Gandhi said Ketan started making false allegations that the transaction was canceled at the behest of Salman and his family. Advocates Abha Singh and Aditya Pratap, appearing for Ketan Kakkar, opposed the relief sought by Khan, arguing that the statements revolve around facts about Salman's assets and cannot be defamatory.
The lawyers claimed that Kakkar had bought his land in 1996. He retired in 2014 and wanted to live there, but could not reach his land because of Salman Khan and his family. The judge, after examining the tweets and videos on record, said that Salman did not explain how the indications contained in the tweets pertained to him. The court said there is "documentary evidence" to substantiate the allegation of Salman preventing Ketan Kakkar from visiting his land.