Venkataramanan to challenge court order on defamation against Mistry in HC

R Venkataramanan had sought Rs 500 cr as damages for allegedly making false statements

R Venkataramanan, trustee, Tata Trusts will challenge the Sessions Court order, which quashed the criminal defamation suit filed by him against Cyrus Mistry, the former chairman of Tata Sons and his family investment firms.

Zulfiquar Memon, Managing Partner of MZM Legal, a boutique law firm representing Venkataramanan, termed the order as 'perverse'.  He said that Venkataramananwill challenge the order in the High Court as "the sessions court has unfortunately exceeded its jurisdiction in revision". Memon claimed that "the merits of the matter were never argued in the court, which has suo moto ruled on merits of the case”.

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