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Delhi High Court issues summons to Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray in a defamation suit filed by Eknath Shinde faction leader Rahul Ramesh Shewale.

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Shewale filed the defamation suit against Raut and others for certain statements alleging that the Eknath Shinde faction "bought the Shiv Sena symbol" for Rs. 2000 crores.

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Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayyar appearing for Shewale prayed the court to pass an injunction order to restrain Raut and others from making any further defamatory allegations. However, Justice Prateek Jalan said that an order will be passed only after having the response of parties.

“These are political fights going on...as far as the institutions are concerned, Election commission's shoulders are broad enough to deal with all this. Like the courts, people say all kinds of things about the courts,” Justice Jalan orally remarked.

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As Nayar said that the allegations shock conscience of the court, the court said:

“The question is not whether it shocks my conscience or not. The question is that in the free marketplace of ideas, are people entitled to say things which might shock my conscience?”

Court: Mr. Nayar, I am not for a moment commenting if the allegations are right or wrong...I am only saying that that question I'll determine after having an affidavit on record….. I don't want to pass a gag order on day one.