'We can't help you': Delhi HC refuses to recall order directing TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh damages to ex-diplomat

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 2, 2025, 11:25 IST

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed TMC MP Saket Gokhale's plea to recall an order requiring him to pay Rs 50 lakh in damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri in a defamation case. The court also rejected Gokhale's application to condone a delay of over 180 days in filing the recall plea, citing his failure to provide justification for the delay. Puri had filed the suit in 2021 over defamatory allegations regarding her financial dealings.

'We can't help you': Delhi HC refuses to recall order directing TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh damages to ex-diplomat

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed TMC MP Saket Gokhale's plea seeking to recall an earlier order that directed him to pay Rs 50 lakh in damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri in a defamation case.
The court also rejected his application to condone a delay of over 180 days in filing the recall plea.

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“We can’t help you. We have to reject both the applications,” said Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, noting that Gokhale failed to provide any justification for the prolonged delay in approaching the court.

Puri had filed the defamation suit in 2021, accusing Gokhale of making baseless and defamatory allegations regarding her financial dealings, specifically linked to an apartment she owned in Geneva.
On July 1, 2024, the High Court ruled in Puri’s favour, ordering Gokhale to tender a public apology and pay Rs 50 lakh as damages. The court had also barred him from posting any further content on social media or electronic platforms related to the allegations against her.
Senior advocate Maninder Singh and the law firm Karanjawala & Co represented Puri in the proceedings.

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