Rupali Ganguly files defamation suit against stepdaughter in Bombay High Court
Rupali Ganguly files defamation suit against stepdaughter in Bombay High Court Rupali Ganguly files defamation suit against stepdaughter in Bombay High Court
Actor Rupali Ganguly has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against her stepdaughter in which she is seeking that the latter be restrained by a permanent injunction against putting out social media posts that defame the actor.
Advocate Sana Raees Khan on Monday told the high court bench that in 2020, when the actor’s famous television serial “Anupamaa” was to premiere, her stepdaughter, Esha Verma, put out a social media post against her. “Now this post resurfaces and Verma has been making incessant defamatory posts which are being published, circulated, and they are nothing less than character assassination,” submitted Khan.
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“This is a post of 2020. What do you mean by this has resurfaced? Has she posted it? In defamation, you will have to show if she has posted. The 2020 post talks about her father. The father has not come to court alleging defamation. In the social media post there is no reference to your client,” pointed out Justice Arif Doctor.
The bench directed Khan to elaborate on this aspect on the next date of hearing, which will be on January 13, 2025.
During the hearing, the step-daughter was not represented, though Khan submitted that she had thrice handed over the notice to her.
The suit seeks that all social media posts that are defamatory in nature be withdrawn or deleted, and it also seeks a public apology both in writing and on social media, apart from seeking a monetary compensation of Rs 50 crores.
Esha Verma, the daughter of Ganguly’s husband Ashish K Verma and his previous wife, had accused the “Anupamaa” actress of making threats against her and causing the breakup of her parents’ marriage. She had put out various social media posts but is said to have removed them later when Ganguly issued a legal notice.