When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the Court asked IMA counsel Senior Advocate PS Patwalia about the details of the apology.
“Except your own in-house publication, where have you published? Your newsletters are not good enough. Was it published in all newspapers where your interview was published,” the Court queried.
The Court noted that the order to publish apology was not complied with and that the IMA President was inviting trouble upon himself.
“Besides the ones you are referring to which other publications was it (interview) share with? You have to send (apology) to all of them. You cannot just wash your hands off. No assumptions here in your favour just because you say so. You are inviting trouble on yourself and we are not taking your apology,” the Court said.
It cautioned that Asokan would be made to appear personally before the Bench.
“We have done the courtesy of dispensing with his presence, we probably need to make him appear virtually,” the Court remarked.
The Court eventually adjourned the matter to enable Asokan to comply with the Bench’s directions.
Source: Barandbench
