Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to issue public apology to ex-diplomat within two weeks

The Delhi High Court has ordered Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale to issue a public apology to former diplomat Lakshmi Puri within two weeks in a defamation case filed by her.

In July 2024, the High Court ruled that Gokhale made “incorrect, false and untrue” allegations about Puri, including claims that she had purchased property in Switzerland with disproportionate assets.

Puri had sued Gokhale, alleging that his social media posts were “defamatory, malicious and based on false information”.