NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stated before the Supreme Court that he was making his best efforts to amicably settle a defamation case in connection with retweeting a video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee against BJP IT Cell in 2018,
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, on behalf of Kejriwal, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, that
efforts were going on to work out a settlement in the case, as there are "a lot of things going on" in Kejriwal's life.
Upon this, Vikas Sankrityayan, the complainant, said that he will send across a draft of the apology sought.
Sankrityayan in his plea said that the YouTube video with the title 'BJP IT Cell Part II' circulated by Rathee from Germany, contained false and defamatory allegations.
Singhvi said that he will express regret for his retweet, but not on the conditions set by the complainant.
The apex court granted more time to Singhvi in the case and fixed it for further hearing after six weeks.
The top court also extended its earlier order of stay on defamation proceedings before trial court, till further hearing in the case.
Earlier, Kejriwal had told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting the video, prompting the top court to ask the trial court not to proceed against him in the defamation case.
The Delhi High Court had upheld summons issued to Kejriwal as an accused in the criminal defamation case
Complainant claimed the YouTube video with the title 'BJP IT Cell Part II' was circulated by Rathee, who lives in Germany, "wherein a number of false and defamatory allegations were made".
