HC rejects defamation suit against Salman

The court refused to entertain the petition and disposed it.

Ilahi confesses to be an ardent fan of Khan,and that she had met him in Film City in April last year with her mother and a sister. Her petition claims that the actor himself asked his photographer to click their picture with him,and she had asked Khan not to sell the photograph to anyone as she was a religious and veil-wearing woman.

Lawyer Mohammed Iqbal Solkar,appearing for the petitioner,had stated that due to publication of the photograph,Ilahi’s younger sister’s engagement has been broken.

Division Bench of Justice D B Bhosale and Justice A R Joshi,however,pointed out that it was the petitioner who on her own had gone to meet the actor. “Are you saying that Salman keeps photos of all his fans?” Justice Bhosale asked.

The court observed that this is not a case for criminal defamation since there is nothing defamatory about the grievance made out by the petitioner. At the most you can file a private complaint,the court said.

According to the petition,in December last year,she saw the photographs in the tabloid,along with a report that said Khan had given her Rs 1 lakh out of compassion. However,Ilahi said that this was false.