The Delhi High Court on Friday raised questions over the maintainability of former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede’s defamation petition against actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house, Red Chillies Entertainment, and streaming giant Netflix.

The petition challenges the portrayal of Wankhede in the web series “The Ba **ds of Bollywood”*, alleging that it is defamatory, malicious, and intended to tarnish his reputation.

Court Questions Jurisdiction

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Wankhede to clarify how his petition was maintainable in Delhi and whether the cause of action actually arose in the national capital.

“It is seen by viewers in Delhi. Insofar as the web series is published for viewing in Delhi, I am defamed,” argued senior advocate Sandeep Seth

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