A Bombay court has acquitted veteran writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar in a defamation case against him over his alleged objectionable remarks on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the complainant has withdrawn the case. Judicial magistrate (first class), Mulund, Bombay, S.D. Chakkar, on November 8 disposed of the case as withdrawn. A copy of the order was made available on November 18.
Advocate Santosh Dubey, who claims to be an RSS supporter, had filed a complaint against Javed in 2021. He had alleged that Javed Akhtar unnecessarily dragged the name of RSS in a TV interview and defamed it in a “calculated and well planned move”.