MANMOHAN, J.

I.A. 13011/2017

1. Present application has been filed under Order 6 Rule 16 read with Section 151 CPC for striking off the preliminary submissions in the replication filed by the plaintiff. The preliminary submissions of replication sought to be expunged by the defendant by way of the present application are as under:-

"6…It was only after the notice was issued by this Hon’ble Court on 23.07.2017 and summons were served on the Defendant on 06.06.2017, that the Defendant, in order to concoct a moonshine defence in the instant proceedings, speciously wrote to his senior Advocate on 20.07.2017 allegedly denying his specific instructions.

7. It is stated that the aforesaid belated denial of the Defendant has been categorically rejected by the Senior Advocate representing the Defendant in CS (OS) 3457 of 2015. In an interview to The Times of India on 26.07.2017, the said Senior Advocate has stated as under:

“……….Jethmalani told TOI,

“Kejriwal has written a letter to me. I have replied to that. I am not going to divulge the details of either of the letters. You ask Kejriwal to make public both the letters. I have promised him not to make it public.”

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