It has been reported that the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has filed a fresh civil defamation suit of Rs 10 crore against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for use of derogatory words by his counsel Ram Jethmalani. Kejriwal has been in the eye of a storm for allegedly accepting Rs 2 crore besides facing a defamatory case for accusing Jaitley of financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association when he was president from 2000 to 2013. Jethmalani is a seasoned lawyer.
He should have pondered over the implications of the utterances in open court. He should have refrained