Mysore/Mysuru: A city Court has issued a notice to former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi  in connection with a defamation suit filed by a member of All India Animal Welfare Society.

Dr.S.K. Mittal of city, a member of All India Animal Welfare Society, had filed a defamation suit in 2018 against Maneka Gandhi, accusing her of making baseless charges when she was a Union Minister. She had alleged that he (Mittal) was ineffective in his work. He also charged Maneka of writing to the then Union Minister for Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan levelling serious charges against him (Mittal).

 Dr. Mittal told Star of Mysore  that he was forced to file the defamation suit in the city’s JMFC Court as Maneka Gandhi did not respond to his letter seeking a clarification on the charges levelled by her and also continued to make allegations against him.

However, the JMFC Court which heard the case, dismissed his suit, following which he moved the District Court. The First District and Sessions Court which heard his review petition on Saturday, issued a notice to Maneka Gandhi, asking her to appear before the Court and adjourned the next hearing in the case to Mar.1, he said and added that senior advocate H.B. Prabhu has taken up his case.