The chief metropolitan magistrate of Bombay has sought the Andheri (Bombay) magistrate’s say on a transfer petition filed by Kangana Ranaut. She is seeking the transfer of a defamation suit filed by Javed Akhtar against her as, according to her, she has “lost faith” in the Andheri magistrate as he (the magistrate) had “repeatedly” said, he would issue a warrant against her for non-appearance. At the last hearing, Kangana had appeared before the Andheri magistrate to make her transfer application.
The CMM took on record the reply filed by Javed Akhtar who said that Ranaut’s plea was not only belated but also an attempt to further delay the proceedings. The writer-lyricist-poet sought dismissal of Kangana’s application for being “devoid of all merits”.
The court will hear Kangana Ranaut’s plea on October 18.
