The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede over the maintainability of his defamation suit against Red Chillies Entertainment, owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, and Netflix for allegedly maligning his reputation in their series “The Ba***ds of Bollywood”.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Wankhede’s lawyer as to how the plea was maintainable in Delhi.

Senior advocate Sandeep Sethi, representing Wankhede, said the web series is meant for across cities, including Delhi, and the officer has been defamed here.

However, he said he would amend the plaint accordingly.

The court granted him time to file an amended application after which it would hear the matter.

Wankhede’s plea has sought permanent and mandat

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