Delhi court to hear Nora Fatehi's defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez on March 25

The complaint claimed that the allegations made by Jacqueline Fernandez, that Nora Fatehi had received gifts from conman Sukesh Chandrashekar were wrong.

A Delhi court is likely to hear on March 25 a criminal complaint filed by actor Nora Fatehi against Jacqueline Fernandez for allegedly defaming her by “unfairly dragging” her name into a ₹200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.

Ms. Fatehi, a Canadian citizen, has also arrayed 15 media organisations as accused in her complaint.

The matter, which was scheduled to come up for hearing on Saturday, was adjourned since the judge was on leave owing to a judicial training, Ms. Fatehi's lawyer said.

Ms. Fatehi, in her complaint, has said she has “a pristine reputation apart from a rapidly progressing career which has quite obviously threatened her rivals who are unable to compete with her on fair footing”.

A defamatory statement was made by Ms. Fernandez in “bad faith” and with “mala fide intention” and was circulated by the media houses with an intent to defame her, she said.

The complaint claimed that the allegations made by Ms. Fernandez, also a Bollywood actor, that Ms. Fatehi had received gifts from Mr. Chandrashekar were wrong.

“The only time the complainant spoke to Chandrashekar was when his wife, Leena Maria Paul, made her speak to him over speakerphone at the event in Chennai where the complainant was invited by Leena. At the event, the complainant was gifted an iPhone and a Gucci bag by Leena. No gifts were ever received by the complainant from Chandrashekar,” Ms. Fatehi has said in the complaint.