Mysore (Karnataka): The Mysore district and sessions court has issued notice to former Union minister Maneka Gandhi to appear before the court on March 1 in connection with a defamation case.
The case is related to Dr S.K. Mithal, a resident of Mysore and a member of the Animal Welfare Board of India, who was in-charge of Karnataka and Kerala. During her time as minister, Maneka Gandhi had alleged that Mithal was not adequately involved in many activities of the board. She also wrote a letter to Dr Harshavardhan, Minister of Environment during the time and expressed her outrage about the members of animal husbandry board .
After incidents, Mithal had written a letter to Maneka Gandhi and clarified the allegations.
However, he claims the former minister continued to hurl accusations at him. Disappointed over the allegations, Mithal filed a defamation case in the District and Sessions Court of Mysore. But, the court dismissed his application at the time.
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Later, he moved to the First District and Sessions Court of Mysore and registered a case against her.
