Gadkari had filed a criminal defamation suit after Kejriwal named him in a list of “India’s most corrupt” on January 31, 2014. Both criminal defamation cases were disposed of on Monday after Gadkari and Sibal accepted Kejriwal’s apology. A civil defamation case was filed in Delhi High Court, and a criminal defamation case was filed in a lower court in Delhi. The trial in a Delhi court began in October 2016, and Bidhuri is currently being cross-examined. The plea in the Delhi court alleged that Kejriwal’s 2013 election affidavit had incorrect details of his assets and income at the time of nomination.

Source: Indian Express March 19, 2018 19:17 UTC