RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J.

CM Nos. 23671-23672/2017 (both for exemptions)

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

2. The applications are disposed of.

CM (M) No. 687/2017 & CM No. 23670/2017 (for stay)

3. This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India impugns the order dated 4th March, 2017 of the Additional District Judge (ADJ) of dismissal of the application filed by the petitioner/defendant for deletion of his name as defendant in a suit filed by the respondent no. 1/plaintiff for recovery of damages for defamation.

4. The counsel for the respondent no. 1/plaintiff appears on advance notice and considering the nature of the controversy, the counsels have been heard at length.

5. The respondent no. 1/plaintiff Frankffin Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd. is carrying on business of imparting education in vocational training in the field of aviation industry.

6. The respondents no. 6 and 7 viz. Rahul Haresh Bhatia and Haresh Bhatia, residents of Pune, approached the Police with a complaint of the respondent no. 1/plaintiff having cheated the respondents no. 6 and 7 as well as other students by misrepresenting that the respondent no. 1/plaintiff was entitled to impart education