The New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) on Friday informed the exchanges that it has received a notice from Ahmedabad City Civil Court with regard to a suit for defamation instituted by Reliance Infrastructure Limited & others, against the Company, Executive Co-Chairperson and Managing Editor, of the Company, claiming damages of Rs 10,000 crores.
"The suit for defamation has been instituted on account of the Company‘s weekly show, ‘Truth vs Hype’ wherein the story -- ‘The Ideal Partner in Rafael Deal’ was broadcasted on the channel ‘NDTV 24X7’, on September 29, 2018.
"The Company out rightly rejects any charges of defamation and will present relevant material to the Court to contest the matter, which is listed for hearing on October 26, 2018." NDTV said in a stock exchange notice.