"Issue summons to all defendants. Let the statements be filed in four weeks," Justice Valmiki J Mehta said while hearing the lawsuit in which Louise also sought damages of Rs one crore from the media house.
The court, however, declined to pass any order for immediate stay on the repeat telecast of the programme or follow up reports, saying "the prayer for interim order is not pressed at this stage by plaintiff (Louise)."
Appearing for Louise, Senior Advocate Parag Tripathi submitted that at this stage he would like the court to issue notice to the defendants.
The court also sought clarification from the counsel as to whether she filed this suit in her personal capacity or on behalf of the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust run by them.
"If it is on behalf of the trust, then are other members or office bearers who belongs to trust interested in approaching the court or not?" the court said and asked the counsel to make it clear by the next date of hearing.
The court, which fixed the matter for further hearing on January 30, asked both the parties to file their documents before the Joint Registrar by January 7, 2013. (MORE)
