Bombay HC pulls up Sanjay Raut's defense for verbal abuse against Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut's petition hearing at Bombay High court is currently underway in which actor has challenged BMC's move to demolish portions of her property on grounds of alleged illegal alterations. As Kangana's representative, Senior Advocate Birendra Saraf, presents his arguments before Horable judge, he has claimed malice-in-law and malice-in-fact as grounds for case. While substantiating malice-in-fact,  Kangana's lawyer brought up infamous interview given by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut where he threatened ''a lesson'' upon Kangana's return to Mumbai and also used an addressed to her.

audio recording of Raut's interview was played before Court after which Shiv Sena leader's advocate Pradeep Thorat made a rar weak case that petitioner (Kangana) has t been referred by name in audio. In response, Bombay High Court put Sanjay Raut's lawyer in his place by asking him if that would be his officially recorded statement. judge pulled up Sanjay Raut's lawyer by asking him wher his defense in case is that Raut has t used a derogatory term.

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Kangana's counsel has been asked to submit a dossier of her Twitter exchanges with Raut and ors in opposition of Maharashtra government along with various interviews and statements made by Shiv Sena MP on different occasions in last month. Advocate Saraf brought up that Sanjay Raut has also clarified his abusive remark for Bollywood actor in one of his interviews by explaining that word means 'naughty'. judge has responded to Raut's explanation with a seemingly mocking question - 'n what is naughty?'.

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Kangana's lawyer contends for malice-in-law

Saraf, in High court hearing, observed that anything done in disregard of rights of ors and with a depraved inclination is malice in law. He argued that BMC has overlooked court orders in place for protection of  rights of parties in light of COVID-19 situation. Kangana's counsel also claimed that, in negligence of  law, BMC also deprived Kangana of 7 day period to respond with a show cause for ir claim of illegal constructions at her office.

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