Delhi court to hear Nora Fatehi's defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez on Jan 21

Metropolitan Magistrate Kapil Gupta listed the matter for Jan 21 to decide whether to take cognisance of the complaint or not.

Nora, a Canadian citizen submitted through her complaint that a defamatory statement was made by Fernandez with mala fide intention and was circulated by the media houses made accused in the complaint with an intent to defame her.

Nora claimed that her rival actor and the media organisations "were acting in connivance with each other".

"A conspiracy by the accused No. 1 (Jacqueline Fernandez) to ensure the financial, social, and personal downfall of the complainant was hatched, and enacted by the said action," Nora had said in the petition filed through her lawyer.

"Her (Nora Fatehi's) rapidly progressing career quite obviously has threatened her rivals who are unable to compete with her on a fair footing," the petition said.

"It has started to become evident that the aforementioned rivals being unable to compete with the complainant fairly in the industry have started to try and tarnish her reputation which would cause her loss of work and hence would open up greener pastures for her rivals in the industry," it added.

Jacqueline was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation and has been named as an accused in the supplementary charge sheet.

On Aug 31, the court took cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate and asked her to appear before it.

She was not arrested in this case and was granted bail by the court on Nov 15.

On Dec 2, emerging from the Enforcement Directorate office after recording her statement, Nora had denied receiving any gifts from Sukesh.

Jacqueline had earlier in a plea before the Appellate Authority of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, or PMLA, clearly stated that it is surprising that like her some other celebrities like Nora and other celebrities who received gifts from Sukesh Chandrashekhar are made witnesses, she is sought to be dragged as an accused.

The ED in its supplementary chargesheet filed in the extortion case against conman Sukesh in a Delhi Court has mentioned Jacqueline Fernandez's name as an accused.